Student feedback & systematic evaluation of teaching and its correlation to learning theories, Pedagogy & Teaching skills

Rapid advances in technology, economic globalization require engineering education to design itself towards an outcome based education module. This article reviews the current structure of teaching quality evaluation practices conducted in engineering institutes of Pakistan and focuses on the development of a meaningful Systematic Evaluation of Teaching that would generate meaningful feedback for enhanced effectiveness of the faculty. The design construct areas proposed are evaluated on the basis of Wlodkowski´s theory of adult learning; expertise, relevance of content, choice in application, praxis and group work along with six key areas of Students Perception of Faculty Knowledge; Subject Matter Knowledge, Technological Knowledge, Knowledge of Student Understanding, Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge along with another construct area Teacher´s Personality Trait for Pedagogy Execution. There is a strong correlation in the Students Feedback for Faculty Performance with the student´s perception of teacher´s personality, their knowledge, skills, knowhow of technology, self confidence, general attractiveness & appeal termed as hotness, experience, handling of pedagogical issues, discipline beside the other two key areas as Subject Matter Knowledge and Knowledge of Student Understanding. This is to ascertain which attribute has the strongest impact factor on student´s perception leading to a positive or a negative perception.In Pakistan Universities have the same SET developed for faculty assessment for engineering, social science & humanities whereas the different population group of students can generate different response for a group of faculty member´s results on the basis of ease or complexity of their subject. It is however ascertained that once Faculty is rated in uniformity the Engineering and Sciences subjects enjoy poor feedback. Besides the Feedback instrument lacks assessment of Technological Pedagogical Content especially in Engine- ring Discipline which should be the core skills of Faculty. Imparting quality of education at the higher level can also be achieved by optimizing credit system, improving teaching methods, reforming and generating the credit system for students as well as strengthening ways for academic staff to improve their deliverance in terms of quality. The Systematic Evaluation of Teaching confirms the effect of Subject Matter Knowledge and its effective deliverance to characteristic elements of personality traits of teachers on the general perception of teaching quality. Students relate enthusiasm, hotness and appeal, motivation,confidence, broadening of outlook, relatedness & element of concern with good teaching style.