How professors think : inside the curious world of academic judgment /

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Judging quality isn't robotically rational; it's emotional, cognitive, and social, too. Yet most academics' self-respect is rooted in their ability to analyze complexity and recognize quality, in order to come to the fairest decisions about that elusive god, "excellence." In...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lamont, Michèle, 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
College teachers > Rating of.
Peer review.
Teacher effectiveness.
Portfolios in education.
Peer Review
Professeurs (Enseignement supérieur) > Évaluation.
Évaluation par des pairs.
Enseignants > Efficacité.
Portfolios en éducation.
review (function)
EDUCATION > Higher.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
College teachers > Rating of
Peer review
Portfolios in education
Teacher effectiveness
Peer-Group
Qualitätssicherung
Hochschullehrer
Evaluation
Wetenschap.
Wetenschapsbeoefening.
Kwaliteit.
Meningsvorming.
Evaluatie.
Vakgebieden.
Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift > Manuskript > Evaluation.
Manuskript > Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift > Evaluation.
Hochschullehrer > Evaluation.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Judging quality isn't robotically rational; it's emotional, cognitive, and social, too. Yet most academics' self-respect is rooted in their ability to analyze complexity and recognize quality, in order to come to the fairest decisions about that elusive god, "excellence." In How Professors Think, Lamont aims to illuminate the confidential process of evaluation and to push the gatekeepers to both better understand and perform their role. --from publisher description.
Physical Description:1 online resource (330 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-315) and index.
ISBN:9780674054158
0674054156

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