Question

A historical change is taking place in middle-school education Teachers are being asked to answer as never before for how well they serve their students It has become as common in middle schools for students to grade teachers as for teachers to grade students In fact student ratings（評(píng)價(jià)）have become the most widely used and in many cases the only important in formation on teaching effectiveness In comparing three studies of the same 600 middle and high schools in more than thirty states it was found that the number of schools using student ratings to evaluate teachers had climbed from 29 percent to 68 percent to 86 percent No other method of evaluation got that degree of usage and other studies have found similar results

One reason that student evaluations of easy to put to wrong use If they are expected to throw meaningful light on teachers’ performance the ratings must be sured in a way that shows at least some of what we’ve learnt about them from research and from experience

Research and experience have shown us for example that student ratings should never be the only basis for evaluating effectiveness There is much more to teaching than what is evaluated on student rating forms. When ratings are used we know that students should not be expected to judge whether the materials used in a course up to date or how well the teacher knows the subject matter of the course There judgments that require professional background are best left to the teacher’s fellow workers On the other hand students should be asked to comment what they have learned in a course and to report in the classroom relationship with the students ability to develop interest in the subject and ways to encourage students to teach themselves

68. The central idea of the passage is that __________

A. student ratings are the only way to learn about teaching effectiveness

B. other methods are better than student ratings in evaluating teachers

C. it is quite right to make student ratings popular in the country

D. student ratings are very popular and should be properly used

69. In Paragraph 2，the underlined expression “throw meaningful light on teachers’ performance” means ___________

A. judging teachers’ teaching ability and understanding of the course

B. making teachers’ performance clear and understood to all

C. having a mean opinion of teachers’ performance

D. speaking highly of the teachers’ performance

70. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Students should not be asked questions that require professional background

B. Student evaluations are popular because they are extremely accurate

C. Student ratings can be used in all the schools in any case

D. Student ratings are already used in almost every school

71. In student ratings all the questions can be asked except “_________”

A. Can the teacher make himself easily understood？

B. How does the teacher deal with the students?

C. Are students interested in what is taught?

D. Is what is taught by the teacher new?

Answer 1

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