TABS
What is TABS?
TABS is Teaching Analysis By Students, a confidential teaching analysis completed by you and your students which may help you identify your relative strengths and weaknesses as a teacher.
How can I schedule a TABS analysis?
TABS is a free service for all UNO faculty and graduate teaching assistants. Please call 4-2427 to arrange for TABS services.
How does the TABS analysis work?
TABS analysis is generated based upon three measures:
- the student questionnaire,
- your own self-assessment, and
- your predictions of the student responses.
A computerized analysis of the results and consultation with a member of the Center's staff will provide you with powerful information regarding your teaching strengths and specific instructional areas which can be further developed.
What is the purpose of TABS?
The TABS analysis compiles the evaluation results in a variety of ways, including student perspectives and a summative analysis. The reports provide valuable information specific to you and the class which you are teaching. On the basis of these reports and personal consultation, the faculty member meets with the Center's staff to discuss the results. Then, the Center's staff is able to provide specific suggestions and resources to help you emphasize your instructional strengths and improve your skills in any of your less-developed areas.
How is TABS administered?
TABS may be used in several ways. If you are interested in obtaining information on a course in progress so that you may incorporate changes during the semester, it is recommended that you administer TABS sometime between the fourth and sixth week of the semester. If you are only interested in gathering information for future semesters, it is recommended that TABS be administered sometime during the last two weeks of the semester.
A third way to use TABS is by administering the questionnaire twice during the same semester or during two consecutive semesters of teaching the same course. If you choose to do this, you may gain information about whether any instructional changes you made had an impact on your teaching effectiveness for that course.
Fifteen minutes of class time is necessary for the administration of TABS. Subsequent consultation, with the TABS coordinator, will take approximately 45 minutes.
Please note: To obtain a meaningful analysis of responses, a minimum of 12 students per course should particpate in the evaluation. Contact the Center for other options, if you want to evaluate a class with less than 12 students.
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