An Evaluation of Teaching Performance : The Fuzzy AHP and Comprehensive Evaluation Approach

Teaching performance evaluation is one of the main instruments to improve teaching quality and plays an important role in strengthening management of higher education institutions. In this paper, we present a framework for teaching performance evaluation based on fuzzy AHP and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation methods. First, the teaching performance index system was determined and then the factor and sub-factor weights were calculated by the fuzzy AHP method. Employing the fuzzy AHP in group decision making facilitated a consensus of decision-makers and reduces uncertainty. Fuzzy comprehensive evaluation was then employed to evaluate teaching performance. This paper also used a case application to illustrate the proposed framework. The application of this framework can obtain a scientific and objective evaluation result. It is expected that this work may serve as a tool for educational institution managers that improves teaching performance quality.

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