ABSTRACT
To become a good lecturer you need to assess yourself against some agreed standards, change your practice in response to the feedback you obtain and, by repeating this cycle, gradually improve your skills, increase your confidence and hopefully enjoy your teaching more.The criteria that can be used and the way they are employed, either by self-evaluation, by a specific observer or by students, depend on the context for the evaluation: is it formative and developmental, or is it summative and judgemental? In addition the evaluation of lecturing should also reflect the level of experience of the lecturer and whether they are a novice or advanced beginner. This chapter will list the main criteria used during teaching evaluation, outline some typical teaching evaluation techniques and then describe methods of giving appropriate and sensitive feedback. Finally it will look at some common lecturing problems that might be diagnosed by evaluation, and suggest their solutions.
