The Faculty Bearometer sent the following question on September 23, 2025 to 2,630 faculty senate members:
Has the use of student evaluations of teaching in faculty merit and promotion cases affected the difficulty of your course? If so, how? 238 responded.
Respondents could choose multiple responses:
- It hasn’t affected the difficulty of my course.
- Yes, it has led me to reduce course rigor/demand.
- Yes, it has led me to increase course rigor/demand.
- Yes, it has led me to award higher grades (more As or lenient distributions)
- Yes, it has led me to award lower grades (fewer As or stricter distributions)
- Other