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Legal decision affects USAT update

Written on September 14, 2018. Posted in Features.

Ryerson University’s teaching evaluations can no longer affect an instructor’s promotion, tenure or advancement—and it may impact Queen’s. On June 28, Ryerson reached a decision through arbitrator William Kaplan, who found that student-opinion surveys are affected by student bias towards race, age or...

USATs need reforms to have a real impact on teaching

Written on February 2, 2018. Posted in Editorials.

Even though everyone is expected to fill out USATs at the end of the semester, what students might not know is how much of an impact these single pieces of paper can have on their professors. The debate surrounding whether or not the USATs present fair evaluations of instructors has been around since...

Student feedback system to be revised

Written on March 11, 2016. Posted in News.

In the last three weeks of every course, students fill out a feedback survey, the USAT, which they often never hear of again. The University Survey of Student Assessment of Teaching (USAT) is used by the Registrar’s Office to gather student responses on courses and their instructors. The Administration...

Students need alternative

Written on September 16, 2011. Posted in Editorials.

According to a study from Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation, opinion expressed on ratemyprofessors.com correlates to official university and college evaluations. An article in the Sept. 12 issue of the Globe and Mail published the study’s findings. Given that ratemyprofessors uses the...

Letters to the Editors

Written on April 1, 2011. Posted in Opinions.

As university students, we’re constantly being evaluated. We receive marks on essays, labs, tests, exams and sometimes even attendance. Receiving a grade for any form of work is so ingrained in the Queen’s culture that students are often reluctant or unmotivated to complete assignments that...

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Legal decision affects USAT update

USATs need reforms to have a real impact on teaching

Student feedback system to be revised

Students need alternative

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