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Ordinal Regression to Evaluate Student Ratings Data
Student evaluations are the most common and often the only method used to evaluate teachers. In these evaluations, which typically occur at the end of every term, students rate their instructors on criteria accepted as constituting exceptional instruction in addition to an overall assessment. This …
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Impressions of college intructors: Stability and change in student ratings
… in four college classroom studies and assessed students' impressions of their instructor's teaching effectiveness and personal qualities 1) after the first day of class, 2) before and following at least one exam, and 3) at the end of the semester. My results supported previous findings that …
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Evaluating Teacher Performance In Higher Education:the Value Of Student Ratings
… research were to: (a) assess community college students' perceptions of the student evaluation practice; (b) assess community college faculty members' responses to student evaluations of teachers and the extent to which instructional modifications resulted from student ratings; and (c) assess …
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The effect of consultation on nursing educators' student ratings of instruction
… of teaching as determined by feedback from student ratings of instruction of nursing educators. Consultation involved the use of two treatment procedures. One procedure involved providing feedback from student ratings of instruction and a teaching seminar to a group of nursing educators. The …
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The dimensionality and validity of student ratings of instruction : two meta-analyses
Many colleges and universities have adopted student ratings of instruction as one (often the most influential) measure of instructional effectiveness. Although some researchers claim student rating forms are multidimensional, reliable, valid, and uncontaminated by biasing variables, other …
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Scale Construction and Halo Effect in Secondary Student Ratings of Teacher Performance
… Of particular concern has been the use of student ratings of teacher performance. A review of instruments and practices used in the rating process reveals serious design flaws that account for the criticisms leveled against the use of rating scales. This study sought to address the …
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The Utility and Usefulness of an In-house Database: An Aid to Understand Student Ratings
… fold:(a) a review of the literature regarding student ratings, (b) the creation of a student rating database and (c) the development of an applications manual to accompany the database. From a thorough review of the literature, this project identifies the utility and usefulness of student …
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Student Ratings of Instruction: Examining the Role of Academic Field, Course Level, and Class Size
… 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 research consistently …
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Use of the Unbalanced Nested ANOVA to Examine the Factors Influencing Student Ratings of Instructional Quality
… 5-way unbalanced nested ANOVA model to evaluate student ratings of teaching. An effective sample included three types of course motivation, four course levels, seven levels of class size, 9 types of academic discipline, and about 3,754 classes with a total of 106,303 students. The dependent …
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Assessing and changing the student teacher and his learning environment with student ratings and peer group counseling sessions
… to establish future performance objectives. The student teacher learning situation is similar to the beginning teacher. This study attempted to utilize the results of student ratings as a means for developing student-teacher behavioral objectives. The design process of this study divided the …
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Student Evaluations of Teachers, Student Ratings of Teacher Behaviors, and Their Relationship to Student Achievement : A Cross Ethnic Comparison
… study was conducted to determine (1) whether student evaluations of teachers and ratings of teacher behaviors are related to the ethnicity of the students, (2) the relationship between overall student evaluations of teachers, classes, and ratings of teacher behaviors, and (3) the relationship …
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An Investigation of the Relationship Between Sex of Student, Political Orientation of Instructor, and Stimulus Medium on Student Ratings of Teaching Effectiveness
… reviews relevant literature from research on student evaluations of teaching effectiveness and provides a summary from a pilot study. Three major hypotheses of the current study were female participants would provide more favorable ratings of a female instructor than would male participants on …
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A pilot study testing effects of feedback on teaching behavior as measured by student ratings at New River Community College, Dublin, Virginia
… difference in teaching behavior measured by student ratings shall occur between student ratings administered before and those administered after feedback is given the teacher about his teaching performance, was tested at the .05 alpha level using a multivariate T² test. The hypothesis was not …
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The psychometrics of student evaluations of instructors and courses at Eastern Michigan University
<p>The study applied Classical Test Theory to the student evaluation forms for 25 departments to assess reliability. The study also applied Generalizability Theory to assess the reliability of the Psychology Department evaluation form. Regression analysis on the Psychology Department form assessed …
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Student Rating of Instruction
… midwestern city, instituted a system allowing student input to be a part of the teacher evaluation process. After five years of data collection, it was decided there would be value in studying the results of the ratings in relation to specific components of effective instruction. Procedures. …
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An Examination of Sources of Instructional Feedback and the Connection with Self Determination Theory and Job Satisfaction
… feedback utilized by participants (institutional student ratings, consultation with faculty, soliciting feedback from students, self-assessment, self-observation, peer/administrator observation, and team teaching). The second measure, adapted from the Basic Needs Satisfaction questionnaire (Deci …
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