Student Evaluations of Teaching

American Sociological Association Statement

A formal statement issued by the American Sociological Association ( www.asanet.org/studentevaluations), and endorsed by 17 other scholarly associations, describes the current use of student evaluations of teaching as “problematic” and identifies ways to use student feedback appropriately as one part of holistic assessment of teaching effectiveness in institutions of higher education.

Articles about Student Evaluations

Rice University reviewed the literature about the bias in student evaluations of teaching, organized according to common areas of interest: Student Ratings of Instructors: a Literature Review (2015) and Research on Student Ratings Continues to Evolve. We Should, Too. (2018)