"Teacher Trainees' Perceptions of the Evaluation Process for Lecturers and Courses at a Tertiary Level Institution in Jamaica."

ABSTRACT This is a quantitative methods study investigating the perceptions that teacher trainees at a tertiary level educational institution have of the evaluation process for courses and lecturers. Student evaluation of courses and lecturers is mandated by the standards of the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) and the University of the West Indies (UWI), and hinges on the quality of educational experiences within tertiary level educational institutions. Teacher trainees are vested with the responsibility to be engaged in the exercise which must be afforded by the respective institutions. The primary sources of data were generated from the responses to a Likert-type questionnaire administered to teacher trainees (TTQ). The results indicated that the teacher trainees were generally supportive of the evaluation process. Moreover, these positive results were not related to the trainees’ age, gender, or area of specialization. There were, however, some areas of concern noted. In particular, the trainees believe that the evaluation process should be conducted online since there is concern about anonymity. The implications of these results for the Ministry of Education were listed and suggestions for future research were provided. Keywords: Perceptions, Evaluation Process, Courses, Lecturers, Teacher Trainees

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Temple University. Libraries

Year dc:date.issued

2021

Author dc:creator

• Wilson, Andrea Maureen

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Ducette, Joseph P.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• DuCette, Joseph P.
• Paris, Joseph H.
• Torsney, Benjamin

• Educational administration
• Courses
• Evaluation process
• Lecturers
• Perceptions
• Teacher trainees

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/6433

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oai:scholarshare.temple.edu:20.500.12613/6433