title: Student evaluations: are they an appropriate criterion for promotion?
abstract: Are student evaluations appropriate tools for evaluating faculty for promotion? Dennis gives a balanced perspective on the arguments both pro and con. Can a student who is just learning a subject judge a faculty member's command of the subject matter? What factors can a student adequately assess-presentation? subject matter knowledge? motivational power? Dennis looks at the dangers and benefits of adding student evaluations to the compendium of evidence for faculty promotion.
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Dennis
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards*