Teaching Analysis By Students (TABS)

Center for Faculty Excellence

Teaching Analysis By Students (TABS)

TABS provides full- and part-time faculty (including teaching assistants) an opportunity to assess pedagogical strengths and weaknesses. All assessments are confidential and free.

What is Teaching Analysis By Students (TABS)?

TABS analysis provides faculty with both qualitative and quantitative results. TABS reports include valuable information specific to the class currently taught with the opportunity to make changes within that class prior to the end of the semester.

TABS addresses teaching strengths and specific instructional areas which can be further developed. Faculty members will receive a confidential TABS report with documented data that may be used to enhance classroom teaching and may be included in reappointment, tenure, promotion, and annual review processes.

Spring 2023 Semester Dates

Evaluation Week		Application Due Date
Week 5	February 20 - 24	Wednesday, February 15
Week 6	February 27 - March 3	Wednesday, February 22
Week 7	March 6 - 10	Wednesday, March 1

Registration available via the CFE Calendar

Recent TABS Participant Feedback

"I love being able to get an anonymous temperature of my courses during the middle of the semester. For some classes, I may be able to make changes immediately for serious issues, while for other classes I may need to consider making changes for a future semester."

"Helpful for making tweaks to my courses; also helpful for annual review process."

"As a new faculty hire, participating in TABS during my first semester gave me insight into how student evaluations are conducted at UNO. It was also helpful to get a baseline understanding of my students' reactions to the course…”

Schedule a TABS Consultation

When registering, list each class to be evaluated. Courses for cross-listed and each section of a course with multiple sections must be listed individually.
During the TABS evaluation period requested, student assessments will be available online. CFE recommends faculty allow students approximately 15 minutes of class time to complete the assessment.
A trained TABS consultant will contact the faculty member to arrange a private consultation to review the results. Results are only shared with the consultant and the faculty member. Results are deleted from the system at the end of the semester. Faculty who wish to keep their results should save the copy provided to them by the consultant.