Journal Articles

Faculty-student engagement in teaching observation and assessment: A Hong Kong initiative

Title:
Faculty-student engagement in teaching observation and assessment: A Hong Kong initiative
Authors:
Source:
Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 41(8), 1193-1205, 2016
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Year Published:
2016
Education Categories:
Keywords:
Education Student Consultant Peer Observation Student Voice Teaching Assessment Teaching Enhancement Teacher Evaluations Higher Education University Students Quality of Education
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Post-Secondary Education
Abstract:
There is now a worldwide focus on the quality of university teaching and yet there is general dissatisfaction in universities with the student evaluation of teaching system. Peer observation of teaching seems to hold much promise in the assessment of teaching quality, but such observation pays little attention to the quality of teaching as perceived by students. One approach to overcome this deficiency is for faculty and students to also partner in the assessment of a faculty member's teaching, with a student trained in observation and feedback techniques acting as a peer in the observation process. This paper describes and evaluates an ongoing student consultant initiative at Lingnan University in Hong Kong. It presents faculty and student observations in terms of the benefits to faculty regarding potential enhancement of university teaching, and the benefits to students especially in terms of close collaboration with faculty and training in consultation techniques. The paper notes that the student consultant initiative has been more popular with students than faculty, and recommends further investigation of the potential of such programmes in Hong Kong higher education.
Language:
- English
Document Type:
Journal Articles
ISSN:
- 1469297X
DOI:
- 10.1080/02602938.2015.1071779
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/05f29cf6
Entry Date:
2017-03-21