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Developing Metrics for Assessing Engineering Instruction What Gets Measured Is What Gets Improved Report from the Steering Committee for Evaluating Instructional Scholarship in Engineering

THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Academies, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the steering committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competencies and with regard for appropriate balance. This is a report of work supported by the National Science Foundation through Grant No. 0633774. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessary reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project. International Standard Book Number 13: 978-0-309-13782-9 International Standard Book Number 10: 0-309-13782-9 Cover: Socrates and His Students, by Johann Friedrich Greutner, 17th century. Copies of this report are available from the National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Lockbox 285, Washington, DC 20055; (888) 624-8373 or (202) 334-3313 (in the Washington metropolitan area); Internet, http://www.nap.edu. Copyright 2009 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America

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Steering Committee for Evaluating Instructional Scholarship in Engineering C. JUDSON KING, chair, University of California Berkeley SUSAN A. AMBROSE, Carnegie Mellon University RAOUL A. ARREOLA, University of Tennessee, Health Science Center KARAN WATSON, Texas A&M University Staff RICHARD M. TABER, Study Director NORMAN L. FORTENBERRY, Director, Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education JASON WILLIAMS, Senior Program Assistant ELIZABETH T. CADY, Associate Program Officer TYLISHA BABER, Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow CAROL R. ARENBERG, Senior Editor

Acknowledgements The committee wishes to thank the individuals that participated in the November 2007 workshop on instructional metrics. The conversations and insights gained in that workshop provided excellent guidance for the structure of this report. Special thanks are extended to the contributors of white papers for the workshop: Michael Theall (Youngstown State University), Lawrence M. Aleamoni (University of Arizona), and; Larry A. Braskamp (Loyola University of Chicago). This report has been reviewed by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the authors and the NAE in making the published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their participation in the review of this report: CRISTINA AMON, University of Toronto MAURA BORREGO, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University JOHN CENTRA, Syracuse University ALAN CRAMB, Illinois Institute of Technology THOMAS LITZINGER, The Pennsylvania State University JACK LOHMANN, Georgia Institute of Technology RICHARD K. MILLER, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering MICHAEL THEALL, Youngstown State University REPORT REVIEW MONITOR LOUIS J. LANZEROTTI, New Jersey Institute of Technology vii

Contents Executive Summary 1 1 Background, Framing, and Concepts 4 2 Governing Principles of Good Metrics 9 3 Assumptions 12 4 What to Measure 15 5 Measuring Teaching Performance 23 6 Conclusions and Recommendations 33 References 35 Appendixes A Workshop Agenda and Attendees 39 B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members 41 ix

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Faculty in all disciplines must continually prioritize their time to reflect the many demands of their faculty obligations, but they must also prioritize their efforts in ways that will improve the prospects of career advancement. The current perception is that research contributions are the most important measure with respect to faculty promotion and tenure decisions, and that teaching effectiveness is less valued--regardless of the stated weighting of research, teaching and service. In addition, methods for assessing research accomplishments are well established, even though imperfect, whereas metrics for assessing teaching, learning, and instructional effectiveness are not as well defined or well established.

Developing Metrics for Assessing Engineering Instruction provides a concise description of a process to develop and institute a valid and acceptable means of measuring teaching effectiveness in order to foster greater acceptance and rewards for faculty efforts to improve their performance of the teaching role that makes up a part of their faculty responsibility. Although the focus of this book is in the area of engineering, the concepts and approaches are applicable to all fields in higher education.

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