Finding the Needle in the Haystack: Can Natural Language Processing of Students' Evaluations of Teachers Identify Teaching Concerns?

Journal: Journal of general internal medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Institutions rely on student evaluations of teaching (SET) to ascertain teaching quality. Manual review of narrative comments can identify faculty with teaching concerns but can be resource and time-intensive.

Authors

  • C Jessica Dine
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
  • Judy A Shea
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
  • Caitlin B Clancy
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
  • Janae K Heath
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
  • William Pluta
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
  • Jennifer R Kogan
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. koganj@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.