I. Present:

Guest: Susan Odom – Faculty Chair
Howard Erdman, Chair
Lynne Bidwell, Library
Jim Bowen, Business Technology & Service (BTS)
Wayne Carroll, Education
Chris Riggs, Social Sciences
Elizabeth Skendzic, Natural Sciences
Craig Steenberg, Faculty Affairs

II. Minutes

Minutes of the November 1 meeting were approved as corrected.

III. Discussion

The group discussed a variety of topics including the following:

A.     Review of PG-08-57: Student Course Evaluation Analysis and
Recommendations;

B.      The differences between formative and summative assessment/evaluation;

C.     The purposes of student self-evaluation information, instructor evaluation,
and course evaluation;

D.     Reasons for and against including student self-evaluation information;

E.      Use of Likert scale;

F.      Use of student evaluations results for improving instruction and as part
of general faculty evaluation;

G.     Concern by faculty about results of course evaluations and affect on
merit pay schemes;

H.     Need to develop a policy for the appropriate use of the SCE instrument

V. Substantive Conclusions

A.     The student self-evaluation data collected in past wasn't used.

B.      Dr. Erdman will attend division meetings as well as a Chair’s Council
meeting to talk about PG-08-57 and to discuss the progress of the SCE
Task Force Committee.

VI. Action Items

   A.  The Task Force passed these resolutions unanimously:

        1. Student self-evaluation questions will not be included in the SCE
            instrument.

        2. The SCE instrument will use a Likert-scale with a neutral data point
            included in the scale

     B.  Dr. Erdman will bring copies of the following evaluation instruments to
          the next meeting:

        1.  “IDEA Survey Form – Student Reactions to Instruction and Courses,”
             developed by the Center for Faculty Evaluation and Development.

         2.  “Credit Student Evaluation of Instructor Performance,” developed by
              the El Paso County Community College District.

      C.  Homework assignment

         1. Start developing procedures for the administration and use of the SCE.
             We need to create a policy for the interpretation of the data collected
             and safeguards against misuse.

         2.  Recommended reading -
             LCSC Library Call Number:  LB2333.C456 1993
             Author:  Centra, John A.
             Title:  Reflective faculty evaluation : enhancing teaching and
             determining faculty effectiveness
             Publisher:  San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c1993.

VII. Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Task Force is Thursday, November 15 at 1:30 PM
in the Alumni Board Room. 

Respectfully submitted by Lynne Bidwell.