General Resources
A comprehensive list of books, journal articles and university web based information has been compiled which will help UQ academics address particular teaching and learning issues and complete the ‘data collection/interpretation/response’ feedback loop.
Books
Barrie, S. (2001). Reflections on student evaluation of teaching: Alignment and congruence in a changing context. In E. Santhanam (Ed.), Student Feedback on Teaching: Reflections and Projections.
Biggs, John (1999). Teaching for quality learning at university: What the student does. Society for Research into Higher Education, Open University Press, Buckingham, U.K.
Gibbs, G., Habeshaw, S., et al. (1989). 53 interesting ways to appraise your teaching. Bristol: Technical and Educational Services.
Knapper, C., & Cranton, P. (Eds.). (2001). Fresh approaches to the evaluation of teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Lublin J. (Ed.). (1995). Judging the quality of teaching: Approaches to university wide student feedback. New South Wales, Australia: The Centre for Teaching and Learning, University of Sydney.
Marsh, H., & Roche, L. (1994). The use of students' evaluations of university teaching to improve teaching effectiveness. Canberra: AGPS.
Ramsden, P. and Dodds, A. (1989). Improving teaching and courses: A guide to evaluation. Melbourne: Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne.
Journal Articles
Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education is a highly recommended journal with a focus on evaluation and is available online through the Cybrary catalogue.
Biggs, J. (2001). The reflective institution: Assuring and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning. Higher Education, 41, 221-238.
Chen, Yining & Hoshower, L.B. (2003). Student evaluation of teaching effectiveness: An assessment of student perception and motivation. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 28, 71-87.
Emery, Charles S., Kramer, T.R., and Tian, R.G. (2000). Return to academic standards: A critique of student evaluations of teaching effectiveness. Quality Assurance in Education. 11, 37-46.
Harvey, L. (2002). Evaluation for what? Teaching in Higher Education, 7, 245-263.
Kember, D., Leung, D.Y.P. & Kwan, K.P (2002). Does the use of student feedback questionnaires improve the overall quality of teaching? Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 27, 411-425.
Kember, David and Wong, A. (2000). Implications for evaluation from a study of students' perceptions of good and poor teaching. Higher Education, 40, 69-97.
Mathias, H. and Rutherford, D. (1982). Lecturers as evaluators: The Birmingham experience. Studies in Higher Education, 7, 47-56.
Menges, R. J. (1980). Teaching improvement strategies: How effective are they? Current Issues in Higher Education, 1, 25-31.
Wilson, R. C. (1986). Improving faculty teaching. Journal of Higher Education, 57, 196-211.
Websites
Evaluation resources
University of New South Wales, Learning & Teaching Unit
http://learningandteaching.unsw.edu.au/content/LT/teaching_support/feedback.cfm?ss=2
Useful
on-line resources. Sections include: self reflection, responding to feedback & classroom
assessment techniques
Charles Sturt University: Centre for Enhancing Learning & Teaching
http://www.csu.edu.au/division/landt/profdev/ECTDS.htm
Enhancing Classroom Dynamics: Helpful guidance on observation purpose and
protocol, choosing observation foci, and critiquing teaching
James Cook University, Academic Support Division
http://www.jcu.edu.au/office/tld/teachingsupport/web_evaluation.shtml
Links to more useful teaching and evaluation journal articles and websites.
Griffith University, Griffith Institute of Higher Education
http://www.griffith.edu.au/gihe/learning-teaching-resources/evaluation
Contains resources to support teaching and course evaluation.
University of Melbourne, Centre for the Study of Higher Education
http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/bookpages/selfeval.html
A checklist of questions to pose when undertaking self evaluation (MS Word).
University of South Australia, Learning Connection
http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/Resources/PD-ot/CEI%20and%20SET/Improving%20online%20CEI%20response%20rates.doc
Guidance on how to improve online student survey response rates (MS Word).
Flinders University, Teaching for Learning
http://www.flinders.edu.au/teaching/teaching_home.cfm
Resources for self, peer, student and formative evaluation.
University of Canberra: Centre for the Enhancement of Learning,
Teaching & Scholarship
http://www.canberra.edu.au/tlc/asd/evaluation/evaluation_resources
Useful readings on the purpose of evaluation and the provision of feedback
to students.
University of Ballarat: Academic & Research Division
http://www.ballarat.edu.au/ard/learningandteaching/evaluation/eval_teaching.shtml
Guidance for evaluating SET data arising from feedback.
University of Technology Sydney, Planning & Quality Unit
http://www.pqu.uts.edu.au/tracking-performance/student-surveys/
Feedback guidelines on student surveys
Teaching and learning resources
University of Adelaide, Centre for Learning & Professional
Development
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/clpd/online/current/improvelrngoutcomes/
Guidance on improving learning outcomes.
Queensland University of Technology: Teaching & Learning
Support Services
http://www.talss.qut.edu.au/about/publications/tcf.pdf
Teaching Capabilities Framework which includes resources for engaging learners
and designing, assessing and managing learning.
