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Achieving ‘Controlled Subjectivity’ in Faculty Evaluation
Madison, Wis.—September 13— Although evaluation is always a subjective process, you can have “controlled subjectivity” when evaluating faculty for tenure and promotion decisions, says Dr. Raoul A. Arreola, the assistant dean for assessment in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
In the recent Magna Online Seminar “Developing a Comprehensive Faculty Evaluation System,” Arreola outlines just how this controlled subjectivity can be achieved.
It involves two processes, he said—“the technical process of building valid and reliable measurement tools” and “the political process of building consensus around shared values.”
During the seminar, Arreola outlined eight steps for getting these processes started. The first step, he said, is to reach consensus within your department or program on which of the many faculty activities instructors should be evaluated. For instance, faculty roles include not only expertise in a particular discipline but also teaching, scholarly and creative efforts, and service to the college and community. The next step is to reach agreement on how important each of these roles is in your particular department or program.
Arreola also discussed and offered examples of the remaining six steps, as well as how the results of this process can be applied to faculty tenure review and merit pay.
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