| zetazeta | 12-09-2013 09:08 AM |
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Originally Posted by ss6o4
(Post 8377719)
Anyone here know how much those "TA EVALUATIONS" actually influence their position?
| Somewhat influences. But then again your evaluation is only 1 of 20/30/40 and won't make that much of a difference. I've had a semester of excellent reviews where I ranked in the top 20 TA's and I didn't get the position the next semester. I had another semester where I had bad reviews (bottom 20) and I got accepted to TA the next semester. From what I think, as long as you're not in the top or bottom 10, it won't really matter.
Generally speaking, we kind of know ahead of time which tutorials will have the highest grades or highest averages. The tutorial times that are closest to the lecture times will be filled up first, and scholarship students are usually the ones that take these spots (they have earlier registration dates). The tutorial times that are very late, or even on a different day than the lecture will have the lowest grades. The difference from my semesters of teaching, is that the tutorials that have better timeslots will get anywhere from 5-10% above class average while the late or bad timeslot tutorials can be anywhere from 5-15% below class average. To a certain degree, higher grades results in higher TA evaluation, and vice versa. Also, there's always students that don't like you and give you the lowest possible rating in every category, even when it is completely untrue. I've gotten evaluations that I was always late to my 2nd tutorial, which is impossible, since I don't leave the class in between tutorials.
Talked to several TA's about this and this is relatively true. We looked at around 6-8 semesters and so far it has been accurate. | 