▶ Your Answer :
The reading passage argues that student evaluations are reliable ways to assess teacher competence in the classroom. Therefore, administrators of education can rely on the results of student evaluations to improve educational environment. However, the speaker contradicts the reading passage with opposing views.
To begin with, while the reading passage argues that pupils have an ability to judge how teaching methods and teacher competence and they are in an appropriate position to evaluate them. However, the speaker actually points out that student evaluation is not reliable because it is so easy for them to be biased since they are immature and emotional.
On top of that, the speaker casts doubt on the reading passage that students’ satisfaction for education should be reflected in estimating teacher’s competence because they are a consumer for goods, education. The reason why the speaker is against the reading is because educational services are totally different from other services like business. So, she maintains that educational services cannot be evaluated in the same way that business services are estimated.
Furthermore, the speaker denies the reading passage that maintains student evaluations enable higher level of education to be achieved by saying that the accomplishment of educational level is hardly affected by salaries and rather is affected by other factors like teacher’s personal characteristics.
In conclusion, These two examples given by the speaker are proper illustrations to contradict the reading passage that student evaluations is proper in estimating teacher competence and teaching method. Therefore, administrators who are engaged in making decision for education should be cautious when accepting the results of student evaluations |