The use of volunteer speakers and "guest instructors" is proposed as a means of keeping educational institutions and students in touch with the outside world. (LBH)

Responses of faculty members and administrators of eight Southern California colleges and universities are reported and appraised. The more important outcome of this research project was a revelation of faculty need for more value on teaching effectiveness as a promotional criterion. (Editor/LBH)

Relationships among teaching effectiveness; publication productivity; and rewards in a non-university setting are examined. The data indicate that even in a non-university setting, frequency of nomination as an outstanding teacher by students was not realted to either salary or rank, and frequency of nomination by colleagues was also unrelated to…

The topic of merit increase in salary and related interests are discussed by a professor of management studies. A merit rating activity analysis is proposed that includes (1) research publications, (2) research in progress, (3) teaching, (4) community service, and (5) university service. (Editor/LBH)

The experimental use of seniors as teaching assistants is described by an assistant professor at Wittenberg University. Benefits of the program for most of the participants are discussed. (Editor/LBH)

Some reflections are offered about instruction in the community junior college by the director of Special Programs, Westbrook College. The commentary is not about evaluation, but the evaluative point of view underlies the entire discourse. (Editor/LBH)

Does course evaluation by students aid students in selecting the "best" instructors? This and related questions were experimentally tested by University of Utah faculty members. (Editor/LBH)

This study is an attempt to replicate earlier investigations at other institutions regarding the characteristics of an "ideal professor." Indiana University Northwest undergraduate and graduate students are in agreement about the most and least important characteristics: encouraging independent thinking, and liking college-age youth, respectively.…

The proper use of objective ratings in faculty evaluation can be diagnostic, motivational, and remedial. Faculty effectiveness should improve if valid factors, properly weighted, are used periodically to evaluate teachers through objective ratings. (LBH)

The empirical testing of an objectively designed approach to student evaluation of sociology professors is reported. It combines the concept of student sub-cultural perception with the research method of matched-paired comparisons. (LBH)

A study at Virginia Commonwealth University showed that students were both consistent in evaluation of their teachers and sensitive to changes in teaching skill. (Editor/LBH)

Agassiz, one of the first great naturalists, who made significant contributions in geology, natural history, and medicine as well, is discussed with regard to his imaginative and creative teaching methods. (LBH)

A study of the effectiveness of teaching assistants is reported with many direct quotations from the 534 suggestions received. Topics included attitudes, teaching quality, amount of responsibility, availability, coordination with professors, evaluation, knowledge of subject matter, and mastery of English language by foreign assistants. (Editor/LBH)

IPI is defined as an individual program of studies tailored to each student's learning needs based on his competencies and his characteristics as a learner. (Author)

A model for effective teaching is proposed that is useful in determining classroom teaching methods. (PG)