Open Access16: A Research‐Based Rubric for Developing Statements of Teaching Philosophy
Author(s) -
Kaplan Matthew,
Meizlish Deborah S.,
O'Neal Christopher,
Wright Mary C
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-4822.2008.tb00512.x
Subject(s) - rubric , craft , teaching philosophy , statement (logic) , teaching method , mathematics education , computer science , pedagogy , psychology , visual arts , epistemology , art , philosophy
Despite its ubiquity as the way that instructors represent their views on teaching and learning, the statement of teaching philosophy can be a frustrating document to write and the results are often uneven. This chapter describes a rubric created at the University of Michigan's Center for Research on Learning and Teaching to help faculty and graduate students craft teaching statements. We describe the research that informed the creation of the rubric, talk about how we use the rubric in our consultations and workshops, and present an assessment that validates the use of the rubric to improve instructors' teaching statements.