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Evaluations by students of the quality of the courses they take.

This is for questions about course evaluations which are submitted by students, giving their opinion of the quality of a course they have taken, and of the effectiveness of the instructor. Also called teaching evaluations.

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My professor and chair of the department traced back a supposedly anonymus course evaluation to me. How to proceed?

At my large American university, we have the opportunity to fill out course evaluations. They are not mandatory and are allegedly anonymous. I wrote a negative review for Dr. Smith's course. I stand behind what I wrote and it is all true, but it was…
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How to write better teaching evaluations?

As an undergraduate student in the United States, it's evaluation season. While I understand that evaluations are supposed to help the course staff improve for future semesters; poorly worded questions can sometimes get in the way of understanding…
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What happens when a professor makes damaging comments about another in front of students?

I have had some very negative comments made about me by a small number of students, which my institution is taking seriously enough to terminate my employment. I know that a particular colleague has been influencing the students to feel negatively…
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To share or not to share (your student evals)?

It's end of term. If you're teaching faculty, it means you've gotten your student evals. We can't be the only ones trying to decide whether, how or how much to share our student evals, e.g., by posting them to the entire class. Arguments in favor…
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At American colleges, are student evaluations of teaching subject to code of conduct?

It is well-known that student evaluations of teaching tend to be spiced with language that is insulting, sexually harassing, sexist, or racist. Most American colleges have a code of conduct that is would disprove such remarks if they were…
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Do teaching evaluations improve from high participation rates

Do teaching evaluations tend to improve from high voter turn-out? I think that teaching evaluations are naturally answered by people with strong opinions or who are invested in the class. Many students don't answer the evaluations because they…
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What do I do with extra ECTS points?

I did an exchange semester and a few other extra curricular activities and ended up with a few extra credit points. Can I do anything with them or are they basically useless?
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