The teaching evaluation systems and its impact on academics. A systematic review

Abstract

In recent decades, Higher Education has undergone a gradual but progressive transformation worldwide. Globalisation has promoted convergence mechanisms between states to achieve common standards in Higher Education; among them, those who seek to guarantee the quality of university teaching. The aim of this research is to analyse the most recent studies carried out on the impact that new teaching evaluation systems have on academics. For this purpose, a systematic review of the literature has been developed in which three different databases have been used (Wos, Scopus and ERIC). After searching and applying the inclusion / exclusion criteria, a total of 15 documents were selected. The articles were subjected to a thematic analysis and also of their characteristics. Among the most outstanding results, the development of fragmented academic identities that have an impact on the work and the wellbeing of the academics is detected. Also, the presence of contradictory opinions on teaching evaluation. Likewise, possible alternatives on teaching evaluation systems are mentioned. To conclude, a series of future lines of research are outlined, such as the consideration of more varied samples that allow more detailed comparisons between various variables, the development of longitudinal studies, and the promotion of alternatives to the current systems of evaluation.

Keywords

• educación superior
• universidad
• personal académico docente
• evaluación del docente
• identidad
• neoliberalismo