Table 2. Evaluation Components for Assessment of Teaching for Tenure and Promotion

Teaching Assessment

Description

             Accomplishments Corresponding

                    to the Assessment Score

Excellent

Innovative educator and an educational leader

Active participation in curricular development and revisions, develop new and revise existing courses, supervises undergraduate and graduate research projects, supervises students’ design competitions and publishing, excellent student and peer evaluations, instructional creativity, teaching awards

Very  Good

Innovative educator

Develop new and revise existing courses,  above average student evaluations and  peer evaluations, work with graduate and/or undergraduate students in research and/or creative activity

Good

Meets obligations well

Average student and peer evaluations, demonstrated strength in teaching, communicates well

Fair

Substandard teacher

No curricular involvement and no development of new or revised course content, below average student and peer evaluations

Poor

substandard, ineffective teacher

No curricular involvement and no development of new or revised course content, below average student and peer evaluations, pattern of complaints