Mika LaVaque-Manty and David Cottrell, U-M Political Science, analyzed quantitative data from University of Michigan teaching evaluation questionnaires from 2005 to 2013 and report on some of their more significant findings, in particular with regard to widespread perceptions and concerns about them. These concerns include the relationship between course grades and evaluations, the move in fall 2008 to electronic collection of the forms, course size and response rates. They also report on the relationship between the popular commercial service Ratemyprofessors.com and Michigan evaluations.

The Student Learning and Analytics at Michigan (SLAM) Seminar series features both U-M faculty and visitors from other campuses, focusing on the use of data about students, courses and academic programs -- for the purposes of improving teaching and learning. For more information about learning analytics at U-M and to view videos and slides from past SLAM presentations, click here.