Survey of Faculty Opinion on the Current Evaluation System Q1: First, please share with us the Division in which you are employed. First, please share with us the Division in which you are employed.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Professional Programs 11 31.4% Humanities & Social Programs 8 22.9% Sciences & Mathematics 6 17.1% Arts 5 14.3% Library & Information 4 11.4% Albany 1 2.9% Totals 35 100.0%   Mean -- Q2: 1. The current faculty evaluation system provides for an adequate appraisal of my contributio... 1. The current faculty evaluation system provides for an adequate appraisal of my contributions to the College.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 3 8.1% Agree 11 29.7% Neutral 9 24.3% Disagree 7 18.9% Strongly Disagree 4 10.8% No Opinion 1 2.7% Not Applicable 2 5.4% Totals 37 100.0%   Mean 3.97 Q3: 2. The current faculty evaluation system provides for a fair comparison of my performance wit... 2. The current faculty evaluation system provides for a fair comparison of my performance with that of colleagues within my department.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 2 5.4% Agree 14 37.8% Neutral 5 13.5% Disagree 9 24.3% Strongly Disagree 3 8.1% No Opinion 1 2.7% Not Applicable 3 8.1% Totals 37 100.0%   Mean 4.00 Q4: The evaluation criteria in the current system are: The evaluation criteria in the current system are:   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 too lenient 3 13.6% too harsh 4 18.2% "just right" 15 68.2% Totals 22 100.0%   Mean 1.45 Q5: 3. The current faculty evaluation system provides for a fair comparison of my performance wit... 3. The current faculty evaluation system provides for a fair comparison of my performance with that of colleagues within my division.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 2 5.4% Agree 8 21.6% Neutral 8 21.6% Disagree 10 27.0% Strongly Disagree 4 10.8% No Opinion 2 5.4% Not Applicable 3 8.1% Totals 37 100.0%   Mean 3.65 Q6: The evaluation criteria in the current system are: The evaluation criteria in the current system are:   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 too lenient 4 22.2% too harsh 3 16.7% "just right" 11 61.1% Totals 18 100.0%   Mean 1.61 Q7: 4. The current faculty evaluation system provides for a fair comparison of my performance wit... 4. The current faculty evaluation system provides for a fair comparison of my performance with that of colleagues from other divisions.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 0 0.0% Agree 5 13.9% Neutral 5 13.9% Disagree 12 33.3% Strongly Disagree 7 19.4% No Opinion 5 13.9% Not Applicable 2 5.6% Totals 36 100.0%   Mean 2.94 Q8: 5. The current faculty evaluation system provides information of value for improving my teach... 5. The current faculty evaluation system provides information of value for improving my teaching.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 1 2.9% Agree 6 17.1% Neutral 5 14.3% Disagree 7 20.0% Strongly Disagree 13 37.1% No Opinion 2 5.7% Not Applicable 1 2.9% Totals 35 100.0%   Mean 3.09 Q9: 6. The current faculty evaluation system provides valuable information for improving my effor... 6. The current faculty evaluation system provides valuable information for improving my efforts toward professional growth.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 1 2.9% Agree 14 41.2% Neutral 4 11.8% Disagree 7 20.6% Strongly Disagree 6 17.6% No Opinion 2 5.9% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 34 100.0%   Mean 3.74 Q10: 7. The current faculty evaluation system provides information of value for improving my serv... 7. The current faculty evaluation system provides information of value for improving my service to the College.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 0 0.0% Agree 10 29.4% Neutral 11 32.4% Disagree 6 17.6% Strongly Disagree 5 14.7% No Opinion 2 5.9% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 34 100.0%   Mean 3.65 Q11: 8. The current faculty evaluation system provides the College with a valid means for assessi... 8. The current faculty evaluation system provides the College with a valid means for assessing the value of my overall contributions to the College.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 1 2.9% Agree 10 29.4% Neutral 9 26.5% Disagree 9 26.5% Strongly Disagree 5 14.7% No Opinion 0 0.0% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 34 100.0%   Mean 3.79 Q12: 9. The current faculty evaluation system appropriately acknowledges my contributions to the ... 9. The current faculty evaluation system appropriately acknowledges my contributions to the College in the area of teaching.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 1 2.9% Agree 10 29.4% Neutral 7 20.6% Disagree 8 23.5% Strongly Disagree 8 23.5% No Opinion 0 0.0% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 34 100.0%   Mean 3.65 Q13: 10. The current faculty evaluation system appropriately acknowledges my contributions to the... 10. The current faculty evaluation system appropriately acknowledges my contributions to the College in the area of professional development.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 0 0.0% Agree 15 44.1% Neutral 8 23.5% Disagree 7 20.6% Strongly Disagree 3 8.8% No Opinion 1 2.9% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 34 100.0%   Mean 3.97 Q14: 11. The current faculty evaluation system appropriately acknowledges my contributions to the... 11. The current faculty evaluation system appropriately acknowledges my contributions to the College in the area of service.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 0 0.0% Agree 13 38.2% Neutral 8 23.5% Disagree 11 32.4% Strongly Disagree 2 5.9% No Opinion 0 0.0% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 34 100.0%   Mean 3.94 Q15: 12. The current faculty evaluation system appropriately allocates evaluative weight to the a... 12. The current faculty evaluation system appropriately allocates evaluative weight to the areas of teaching, professional growth, and service.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 3 8.8% Agree 11 32.4% Neutral 7 20.6% Disagree 6 17.6% Strongly Disagree 6 17.6% No Opinion 1 2.9% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 34 100.0%   Mean 3.88 Q16: Teaching Teaching   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 50 8 27.6% 60 7 24.1% 70 4 13.8% 75 4 13.8% 65 2 6.9% 90 2 6.9% 40 1 3.4% 80 1 3.4% Totals 29 100.0%   Mean -- Q17: Professional Growth: Professional Growth:   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 20 10 35.7% 15 4 14.3% 30 4 14.3% 10 3 10.7% 25 3 10.7% 40 2 7.1% 35 1 3.6% 5 1 3.6% Totals 28 100.0%   Mean -- Q18: Service: Service:   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 10 11 39.3% 15 6 21.4% 20 4 14.3% 30 2 7.1% 5 2 7.1% 0 1 3.6% 25 1 3.6% 40 1 3.6% Totals 28 100.0%   Mean -- Q19: 14. Creating an evaluation system that has more flexibility to assign varying weights to tea... 14. Creating an evaluation system that has more flexibility to assign varying weights to teaching, professional growth, and service dependent on individual faculty characteristics would be a valued im   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 6 18.8% Agree 13 40.6% Neutral 9 28.1% Disagree 4 12.5% Strongly Disagree 0 0.0% No Opinion 0 0.0% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 32 100.0%   Mean 4.66 Q20: 15. One campus-wide faculty system is appropriate to meet the needs of the faculty for forma... 15. One campus-wide faculty system is appropriate to meet the needs of the faculty for formative feedback (feedback used to inform faculty members about the perceptions of their performance by respond   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 1 2.6% Agree 6 15.8% Neutral 10 26.3% Disagree 10 26.3% Strongly Disagree 7 18.4% No Opinion 4 10.5% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 38 100.0%   Mean 3.26 Q21: 16. A single campus-wide faculty evaluation system is appropriate to meet the needs of the f... 16. A single campus-wide faculty evaluation system is appropriate to meet the needs of the faculty for evaluative feedback (feedback used by leadership to evaluate the performance of the faculty membe   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 4 10.5% Agree 7 18.4% Neutral 8 21.1% Disagree 12 31.6% Strongly Disagree 5 13.2% No Opinion 2 5.3% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 38 100.0%   Mean 3.66 Q22: 17. Each division should have its own evaluation rubric/system. 17. Each division should have its own evaluation rubric/system.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 5 13.5% Agree 16 43.2% Neutral 2 5.4% Disagree 5 13.5% Strongly Disagree 8 21.6% No Opinion 1 2.7% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 37 100.0%   Mean 4.05 Q23: 18. Student evaluations of classroom performance are an important component of a sound facul... 18. Student evaluations of classroom performance are an important component of a sound faculty evaluation system.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 4 11.8% Agree 10 29.4% Neutral 9 26.5% Disagree 10 29.4% Strongly Disagree 1 2.9% No Opinion 0 0.0% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 34 100.0%   Mean 4.18 Q24: 19. The current instrument used by students to evaluate classroom performance (SIR II) is a ... 19. The current instrument used by students to evaluate classroom performance (SIR II) is a valid instrument for use in evaluating faculty performance.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 0 0.0% Agree 9 26.5% Neutral 8 23.5% Disagree 12 35.3% Strongly Disagree 5 14.7% No Opinion 0 0.0% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 34 100.0%   Mean 3.62 Q25: 20. The College should develop its own instrument to evaluate faculty performance in the cla... 20. The College should develop its own instrument to evaluate faculty performance in the classroom.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 9 26.5% Agree 13 38.2% Neutral 5 14.7% Disagree 3 8.8% Strongly Disagree 3 8.8% No Opinion 1 2.9% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 34 100.0%   Mean 4.56 Q26: 21. Student evaluations of teaching should include a narrative component. 21. Student evaluations of teaching should include a narrative component.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 19 55.9% Agree 10 29.4% Neutral 1 2.9% Disagree 4 11.8% Strongly Disagree 0 0.0% No Opinion 0 0.0% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 34 100.0%   Mean 5.29 Q27: 22. Someone other than the course instructor should administer the student evaluations of te... 22. Someone other than the course instructor should administer the student evaluations of teaching.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 17 50.0% Agree 9 26.5% Neutral 4 11.8% Disagree 0 0.0% Strongly Disagree 2 5.9% No Opinion 2 5.9% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 34 100.0%   Mean 4.97 Q28: 23. In the current faculty evaluation system, peer review is appropriately employed. 23. In the current faculty evaluation system, peer review is appropriately employed.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 0 0.0% Agree 7 20.6% Neutral 3 8.8% Disagree 14 41.2% Strongly Disagree 8 23.5% No Opinion 2 5.9% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 34 100.0%   Mean 3.15 Q29: 24. A numerically based faculty evaluation system (one that assigns numbers to attributes of... 24. A numerically based faculty evaluation system (one that assigns numbers to attributes of faculty performance) provides a valid means for assessing faculty performance.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 1 2.6% Agree 6 15.8% Neutral 9 23.7% Disagree 9 23.7% Strongly Disagree 10 26.3% No Opinion 3 7.9% Not Applicable 0 0.0% Totals 38 100.0%   Mean 3.21 Q30: 25. A narrative based faculty evaluation system (one that describes in words the attributes ... 25. A narrative based faculty evaluation system (one that describes in words the attributes of faculty performance) provides a valid means for assessing faculty performance.   Counts Percents Percents 0 100 Strongly Agree 13 34.2% Agree 18 47.4% Neutral 2 5.3%