Comparative study of faculty evaluation of teaching practice between Chinese and U.S. Institutions of higher education |
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| Authors: | Qianyi Chen John L Yeager |
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| Institution: | 1. Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA; 2. School of Education, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA |
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| Abstract: | Along with the “massification” of higher education in China since the late 1990s, the issue of quality and excellence appeared
at the top of China’s higher education agenda. Since faculty evaluation of teaching is one of the major approaches adopted
by China’s higher education sector to pursue quality and excellence, it is valuable to examine the effectiveness of faculty
evaluation of teaching practices adopted by the Chinese higher education institutions (HEIs). Study of current literature
reveals some similarities and differences between the faculty evaluation of teaching policies and practices between Chinese
and American higher education sectors. This paper examines the specific practices adopted by some top-tier Chinese HEIs and
American elite colleges and universities, summarizes and analyzes the major differences and similarities of faculty evaluation
of teaching practices between these two countries’ top-tier HEIs, and discusses the applicability of the American models to
the Chinese setting of higher education. Finally, a set of best practices regarding faculty evaluation of teaching are proposed
for Chinese HEIs. |
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| Keywords: | faculty evaluateon of teaching Project 985 universities student ratings peer evaluation self-evaluation |
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