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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Course Characteristics"”.
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An Empirical Look at the Impact of Course and Faculty Characteristics on Student Evaluations
… multi-discipline exploration of the impact course and faculty characteristics have on student evaluations.</p> <p>To address this gap in the literature, this study used publically available data collected over two consecutive academic years from a single college located within a university …
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First-year seminars and student persistence in selected 4-year institutions: a study from the 2006 national survey on first-year seminars
… year of college. First-year experience (FYE) courses or first-year seminars (FYSs) were designed to provide students with tools and skills they needed as first-year students in college, as well to help students persist from one year to the next. This study sought to determine which aspects of …
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Student Ratings of Instruction: Examining the Role of Academic Field, Course Level, and Class Size
… investigated the relationship between course characteristics and student ratings of instruction at a large research intensive university. Specifically, it examined the extent to which academic field, course level, and class size were associated with variation in mean class ratings. Past …
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HEI school partnership in initial teacher training: the balance of HEI-school responsibilities for, and the nature of, secondary PGCE courses
… HEI-school responsibilities for secondary PGCE courses, and extends previous work in this dimension of partnership by moving beyond the perspective of HEI course managers through content analysis of HEI course documentation and interviews with HEI course leaders. The views of mentor, school ITT …
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Student Outcomes in Selected Distance Learning and Traditional Courses for the Dallas County Community College District: A Pilot Study
The study compared outcomes for distance learning courses with those of traditional courses offered by the seven campuses of Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD). The course outcomes were defined as completion rate, dropout rate and success rate. Eleven courses offered during the fall …
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Examining the Meaning of Course Evaluation
… tenure. This is especially the case when strong course evaluations are received in addition to documented scholarship and research activities and positively evaluated professional service. However, questions are being raised about the meaningfulness of students' ratings of course instruction. Do …
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Student Evaluations of Teaching, Course and Student Characteristics at Andrews University
… overall rating students tended to give for the courses that they took, identified the dimensions that predicted the overall rating, and assessed the association of gender, student academic status, course level, course type, academic school and the effect on SET scores.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>The …