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(2013/11/23 CA)Do you agree or disagree: teachers' performance should be evaluated by
students rather than by other teachers.
As is known to all, employees in any field undergo regular working
achievement evaluations. In the education industry, teachers are no exceptions.
It’s common practice that a group of teachers from different schools are
assembled as judgers to audit an open class and grade a certain
teacher’s performance. Notwithstanding, I tend to agree students,
instead of other teachers, should procure the priority to assess their teachers’
performance for the following reasons.
Initially, students contact most frequently with their teachers in everyday
situation and thus know precisely the merits and faults of the teachers than
anyone else does. Although other teachers can offer some valuable
suggestions based on one class performance, it’s the students who have a direct and comprehensive impression on a series
of dimensions of a teacher, including teaching skills, specialized knowledge
on the subject, the ability to relate well with the students and so on. For
instance, a teacher may be given a fabulous score in teaching skills by other
teachers and is labeled as a qualified one. For students, however, other
factors of the teacher, such as the capability of getting along well with them
are as essential as, if not more essential than, the capability of teaching. A
student-oriented evaluating system, in this sense is more well-rounded and credible.
In addition, students’ assessment will undoubtedly motivate teachers to
confront their problems manifested in class. There is a saying goes,“ teaching others teaches yourself.” In other words, students’ responses
serve as crucially vital references to a teacher’s teaching activities’ effect. These references can be very detailed in terms
of the way of explaining theories, the pace of the class, the habits of picking
students to answer questions or even the quality of blackboard writing. As
a result, teachers will gain a clearer picture of the need and expectation of the
students and make timely adjustments to class design.
Admittedly, some students might be not so objective in the evaluation process
by giving a low mark as a way to let off steam for being strictly treated by the
teachers. This defect, however, can be minimized by engaging a broader
range of students in assessment rather than only choosing a handful of
participants. As the majority of students will stand on a relatively fair position,
the average result will still reflect the performance of the teacher as a whole.
To summarize, I reaffirm my view that it’s highly rewarding toendow students
the rights to evaluate the performance of their teachers. Not only are
students’ evaluations the most full-scaled but they act as mirrors to spur
a better teaching performance. If the policy of student assessment can be
implemented on a regular basis, I believe the quality of education will only
be elevated.
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