Evaluation of Teaching
REG05.20.10
Fall 1994 Archived Version (Effective Fall 1994 through May 11, 1994)
Authority: Provost
History: First Issued:
Fall 1994. Additional History Information
Background:
This regulation was developed in response
to the UNC Board of Governors' recommendations (September 10, 1993) that
each constituent institution should
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review institutional mission statements, tenure
policies, and the criteria for making faculty personnel decisions and,
where necessary, to revise them so as to give explicit recognition to the
primary importance of teaching in the university;
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revise institutional policies and procedures,
as necessary, to require
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that clear and specific statements of criteria
for evaluation of faculty performance at every level (institution, college/school,
department) are provided in writing and discussed with each probationary
faculty member before initial employment and at the beginning of the first
term of employment and with each candidate being reviewed for reappointment
or tenure at the beginning of the year in which the review is scheduled
to be made, and
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that a record of these discussions be kept
in the individual's personnel file; and
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review procedure for the evaluation of faculty
performance to ensure
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that student evaluations and formal methods
of peer review are included in teaching evaluation procedures,
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that student evaluations are conducted at
regular intervals (at least one semester each year) and on an ongoing basis,
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that peer review of faculty includes direct
observations of the classroom teaching of new and nontenured faculty and
of graduate teaching assistants, and
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that appropriate and timely feedback from
evaluations of performance is provided to those persons being reviewed.
The university policy regarding the evaluation
of teaching effectiveness is outlined below. The evaluation process outlined
in the policy shall reflect the full range of teaching activities identified
by the Board of Governors, which includes academic advising, mentoring,
curriculum review and revision, laboratory supervision, and direction of
research projects and papers, dissertations, and theses.
