standardize exams and evaluate professor quality based on VAM instead of student opinion.
As a student I'm fine with standardized tests if you can absolutely guarantee that the the tests test core understanding of the concepts and not just rote application of memorized algorithms and formulas. In other words, you have to guarantee that "teaching to the test" is a good thing and not a sign of poor priorities.
I can't guarantee that, but I also can't make that guarantee about non-standardized tests. Plenty of professors make crappy tests which are just rote memorization - that's a pretty easy way to improve your evaluations.
Forcing students to think on a test will only hurt your scores.
As a student I'm fine with standardized tests if you can absolutely guarantee that the the tests test core understanding of the concepts and not just rote application of memorized algorithms and formulas. In other words, you have to guarantee that "teaching to the test" is a good thing and not a sign of poor priorities.