Faculty Survey on Student Evaluations

This survey is confidential; information will be reported as statistical summaries only. Please scroll down, look at the survey, and decide if you are willing to complete it. It takes 5-10 min. A small comment space is provided below, but longer comments are welcome, which may be sent by email after submitting your answers here. 
Student Preparation

Preparation refers to: (a) knowledge base in college preparatory 
subjects; (b) study skills; (c) reading, writing, computation, and 
problem solving skills.

1. Please assess the preparation of students who are now enrolled
in your college or university, compared to previous years.  
     Students are now BETTER prepared for college.
     Students are equally well prepared as in previous years.
     Students are NOT as well prepared now as in previous years.

2. What percentage of students enrolled in your lower division 
classes possess the skills in reading, writing, and computation 
that should be expected from the top third of high school graduates?
% (type answer here;don't hit enter key)


Trends in University Classes


3. Over the years, have you changed the amount of material 
presented in your classes?
     I now present LESS material.
     I present the SAME amount of material.
     I now present MORE material.
  
4. Over the years, have you changed the standards required 
to get a passing grade in your classes?
     I now use HIGHER standards, making it harder to pass.
     I use the SAME standards.
     I now use LOWER standards, making it easier to pass.


Student Evaluations


Student evaluations are questionnaires given to students during 
the last week of instruction, on which students evaluate their 
professors anonymously.

5. If you were to RAISE standards for grades in your class, 
would it affect your student evaluations?
     HIGHER standards get lower student evaluations.
     No difference.
     HIGHER standards get higher student evaluations.

6. If you were to INCREASE the amount of CONTENT (material) 
in your classes, would it affect student evaluations?
     MORE material gets lower ratings from students.
     it makes no difference
     MORE material gets higher ratings from students.

7. Are student evaluations influenced by such variables 
as the teacher's personality, attractiveness, gender, race, 
dress, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability status?
     Students are BIASED against some groups.
     Anonymous ratings are UNBIASED.
     Students FAVOR certain groups.


Student Learning


Student learning refers to knowledge of the subject matter, 
as might be measured by objective, standardized exams (e. g.,
GRE tests of subject matter).  Student learning refers to the 
sum of knowledge and skills that the average student retains 
from the class and will be able to use in the future, not just 
on a particular exam date.

8. How would increasing the content covered in class and in assigned 
readings affect student learning?
     INCREASED content would INCREASE student learning.
     It makes NO DIFFERENCE
     INCREASED content would DECREASE student learning.


9. How would raising standards for grading affect student learning?
     RAISING standards would INCREASE student learning.
     It makes no difference
     RAISING standards would DECREASE student learning.

10. What percentage of graduates in your department possess the 
general education, specific skills, and knowledge base that should 
be required of a graduate in your department?
% (type answer here; do not hit enter)


Incentive Structure


11. Does the current system of promotion and tenure 
give incentives to RAISE standards for grading?
     YES.
     NO.

12. Does the current system of promotion and tenure 
encourage faculty to LOWER their standards?
     YES.
     NO.

13. Does the use of student evaluations encourage 
faculty to "WATER DOWN" content in courses?
     YES.
     NO.


Grade Distributions


14. The highest GPAs in most U.S. universities are by 
students who intend to become K-12 teachers.  Do you think 
that these are the better students in the university?
     YES. They are ABOVE AVERAGE.
     They are AVERAGE.
     They are BELOW AVERAGE.

15. What percentage of undergraduates who want to become 
K-12 teachers do you think should become teachers?
% (type answer here; do not hit enter)


Your Background


16. What is your university (e.g., Harvard, Oxford, UCLA, CSUF)?
 (type answer here; do not use enter)

17.  How long have you been teaching?
     0-6 years.
     6-12 years.
     12-24 years.
     more than 24 years.

18.  What is your academic rank?
     Lecturer, untenured.
     Assistant or Assoc. Prof, untenured.
     Associate Prof, tenured.
     Full Professor, tenured.

19. What is your School (e.g., Life Sciences, Humanities, etc.)?
 (type answer here)

20. What is your department?
 (type answer here)

21. Country (Nation) of Birth: 

22. Do you teach at California State University?
     YES.
     NO.


Comments on Student Evaluations
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