Perceived Teaching Effectiveness (PTE)

Process for Stateside Courses

Purpose

CSUDH uses a web-based system to administer the Perceived Teaching Effectiveness (PTE). Information from student evaluations of teaching effectiveness (PTE) is used as one element in assessing instructional effectiveness, as well as, to help facilitate the reappointment, tenure and promotion process. Students in online, hybrid, and face-to-face classes can provide an official student evaluation of teaching effectiveness electronically. Students have access to complete their evaluations from any desktop computer or mobile device. Faculty, deans, department chairs, and reviewers can also access the Online PTE portal from any desktop computer or mobile device.

California Faculty Association

Per Article 15.15 of the California Faculty Association Collective Bargaining Agreement: 

"Written or electronic student course evaluations of faculty instructional shall be required for all faculty unit employees who teach. All classes taught by each faculty unit employee shall have such student course evaluations unless the President has approved a requirement to evaluate fewer classes after consideration of the recommendations of appropriate faculty committee(s). In cases where student course evaluations are not required for all classes, classes chosen for evaluation shall be representative of the faculty unit employee's teaching assignment, and shall be jointly determined in consultation between the faculty unit employee being evaluated and their department chair. In the event of disagreement, each party shall select 50% of the courses to be evaluated. The results of these evaluations shall be placed in the faculty unit employee's Personnel Action File. Results of course evaluations may be stored in electronic format and incorporated by extension into the Personnel Action File provided that individuals involved in evaluations and personnel recommendations or decisions are provided secure access for these purposes.

15.16 Students may, with the concurrence of the department and administrator, be provided an opportunity to consult with the department peer review committee.

15.17 a. Student course evaluations collected as part of the regular student evaluation process shall be anonymous and identified only by course and/or section. The format of student course evaluations shall be and qualitative (e.g., space provided on the quantitative form for student comments). b. Any student communications or evaluations provided outside of the regular evaluation process must be identified by name to be included in a Personnel or Working Personnel Action File. c. Faculty unit employees may submit written rebuttals to student course evaluations pursuant to Provision 11.2 when it is believed that additional information is needed or in the case of student bias. Evaluators must review such written rebuttals when reviewing underlying student course evaluations."

Policy

Presidential Memorandum 2022-05: Process for Student Course Evaluations of Faculty Perceived Teaching Effectiveness