tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280568258451532635.post6607707692939413544..comments2023-10-06T04:03:02.518-04:00Comments on The Doctor Isn't: EvalsDr. Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311538014480815090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280568258451532635.post-44837264242006058142010-03-09T13:40:03.267-05:002010-03-09T13:40:03.267-05:00I had a nice talk with my chair about the evals. ...I had a nice talk with my chair about the evals. What worried me was that this was the first place I've been when anyone could explain how the evals were quantified, and I - not unexpectedly - suffer for making them do rewrites. <br /><br />Fortunately, my chair is understanding about that and promises to both explain and cheer that on. She also notes - and this has happened at the other places I've taught - that once it becomes expected by students, evals will go up. So I just need a bit more of a reputation, I guess. <br /><br />Also, glad to hear the new look of the blog is getting some approval. I figured it was time.Dr. Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311538014480815090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280568258451532635.post-56640340121356056182010-03-03T08:34:36.890-05:002010-03-03T08:34:36.890-05:00Once again: why I stopped reading my student evals...Once again: why I stopped reading my student evals two years ago: no matter what, no matter how good most of them are ... they lead to grief, self-doubt, and (for me, anyway) sleepless nights.<br /><br />And: hey! You've gussied up the digs here. Looks nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280568258451532635.post-15140427689960262862010-02-25T23:07:42.554-05:002010-02-25T23:07:42.554-05:00Ditto everything AF said.
Right now I have it so...Ditto everything AF said. <br /><br />Right now I have it so that if they actually make an argument and write clearly, they have to get a B-. I have one complaining who wrote clearly but only summarized the text in question and made vague/stereotypical contextual commentary. I gave him a C and he is upset. Other people are upset because just with correct grammar, the prescribed length, and showing some knowledge of the reading they did not get As.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280568258451532635.post-27065702005713670462010-02-17T21:05:28.533-05:002010-02-17T21:05:28.533-05:00On my paper grading rubric for large classes, I sa...On my paper grading rubric for large classes, I say that to pass, the paper must meet these following terribly stringent requirements: address the assigned topic, reflect some knowledge of the assigned reading, and not be plagiarized. If they do that, they get a 60; there are additional points for actually making an argument, writing clearly, etc. I've had students complain that 60 is too low!<br /><br />I hate reading evals. I'm with Joseph Epstein, who said of his students' complaints, "Such criticisms roll right off my back, like buckshot off of a duck's heart." (He was *not* a good teacher, but he's a good essayist.)afhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629560958597177886noreply@blogger.com