A System of Student Feedback: Considerations of Academic Staff Taken into Account

Stimulating the quality of university teaching in Flanders, Belgium

“…Also in decisions with respect to promotion and tenure, the research output is the first criterion. Professors are willing to invest in their teaching on the condition that their efforts be appreciated and taken into account (Hulpiau and others, 2005).…”

“…External evaluation of a program is carried out by a commission of peers from other universities, with administrative support from the Flemish Interuniversity Council. They visit all universities that offer a similar program and their final report (including a comparison between programs) is made public (Hulpiau and others, 2005). The external evaluation consists of three steps.…”

The impact of increasing course enrolment on student evaluation of teaching in engineering education

“…Student evaluation of teaching (SET) has a long history, has grown in prevalence and importance over a period of decades, and is now commonplace in many universities internationally (Davies et al, 2007;Denson et al, 2010;Hulpiau et al, 2007;Kember et al, 2002;Lemos et al, 2011;Narasimhan, 2001). SET data are collected for a range of purposes, including: as diagnostic feedback to improve the quality of teaching and learning; as an input to staff performance management processes and personnel decisions such as promotion for staff; to provide information to prospective students in their selection of courses and programs; and as a source of data for research on teaching (Kember et al, 2002;Marsh & Roche, 1993;Neumann, 2000).…”