February 10, 2025
Spring 2025 TEVAL information
Submitted by Academic Affairs and Innovation
As stated in the University Handbook, Section C34, student feedback on classroom instruction is an important source of information in the evaluation of teaching effectiveness. Faculty members, including professors, instructors, graduate teaching assistants, adjuncts, etc., shall collect student feedback for each course and section they teach to provide themselves and their departments with information pertaining to teaching effectiveness.
With that in mind, please remember to schedule your online TEVALs this semester. The deadline to create an online TEVAL is 11:59 p.m. on May 9, but you are encouraged to set them up earlier so you are prepared for the end of the semester. The last day that you can offer TEVALs to students is May 16. After grades have been released, reports can be retrieved by the primary instructor in Canvas.
The Teaching and Learning Center staff worked with students to produce a video that explains the importance and use of TEVALs, as well as information on how to provide effective feedback for faculty. Please take a few minutes to view the video, and please encourage your students to view it before completing the TEVALs.
Please note that the University Handbook, Section C34, clearly indicates that "student feedback should never be the only source of information about classroom teaching" and that we need to use a "flexible approach to teaching evaluation." Examples of what to include in portfolio assessments of teaching, in addition to student feedback, are also listed in that section.
Teaching and Learning Center staff also developed a video to help you set up your TEVALs on Canvas. If you have additional questions, please visit the FAQ page or contact the Teaching and Learning Center at 785-532-7828 or teachingandlearning@k-state.edu.