Student ratings of college teaching: a comparison of faculty and their students

Based on the review of student ratings myths by Aleamoni (1987, 1999), a survey research design was used to analyse differences between college students' (n = 968) and faculty's (n = 34) perceptions. Generally, students held stronger beliefs in these myths, in that they believed faculty with excellent publication records were better qualified to evaluate teaching and that student ratings on single general items are accurate measures of teaching effectiveness. On the other hand, faculty believed that student ratings were invalid and unreliable. Further examination of student characteristics revealed that male students held stronger beliefs in these myths. Finally, students' beliefs in these myths were correlated with their actual ratings of nine dimensions of the Student Evaluation of Educational Quality. A discussion as well as suggestions for using student ratings is provided.     

The influence of students' values and educational attitudes on their evaluation of faculty

The study determined the influence of students' values and educational attitudes on their evaluation of faculty. Sixty-five graduate students completed an evaluation form, a value survey, and an attitude scale at the end of an adult learning theory course. Multiple regression and path analysis showed that (a) educational attitudes and selected values accounted for 27% of the variance in student evaluation of faculty, (b) educational attitudes were responsible for 8% of the variance in student evaluation of faculty, and (c) values per se were not significantly related to student evaluation of faculty. A path model suggested that values influenced student evaluation of faculty through educational attitudes. The findings suggested that students' values and attitudes play a major role in their evaluation of faculty and should be recognized by teachers when interpreting the results of such ratings.     

Long-term stability of students' evaluations: A note on Feldman's “consistency and variability among college students in rating their teachers and courses”

Feldman (1977), reviewing research about the reliability of student evaluations, reported that while class average responses were quite reliable (.80s and .90s), single rater reliabilities were typically low (.20s). However, studies he reviewed determined single rater reliability with internal consistency measures which assumed that differences among students in the same class (within-class variance) were completely random—an assumption which Feldman seriously questioned. In the present study, this assumption was tested by collecting evaluations from the same students at the end of each class and again one year after graduation. Single rater reliability based upon an internal consistency approach (agreement among different students in the same class) was similar to that reported by Feldman. However, single rater reliability based upon a stability approach (agreement between end-of-term and follow-up ratings by the same student) was much higher (medianr=.59). These results indicate that individual student evaluations were remarkably stable over time and more reliable than previously assumed. Most important, there was systematic information in individual student ratings—beyond that implied by the class average response—that internal consistency approaches have ignored or assumed to be nonexistent.     

Grades and college students' evaluations of their courses and teachers

From a review of existing research, it is concluded that college students' anticipated or actual grades in class are positively related to their evaluation of their courses and teachers. In general, the size of the association is small but not unimportant. A student's overall grade-point average appears to have little or no relationship to teacher or course evaluation, although limited evidence shows that a discrepancy between a student's grade-point average and his or her grade in a class is related to evaluations. Also, teacher- or course-induced interest in the subject is positively associated with evaluation, as are students' perceptions of the amount they have learned in a class and their performance on objective or standardized tests of achievement. Although it is thus possible that either these or other motivational and learning variables may account for the relationship between grades and evaluation, there is no evidence one way or the other that this indeed is the case. In all, currently available evidence cannot be taken as definitely establishing a bias in teacher evaluation due to the grades students receive or expect to receive in their courses, but neither is it presently possible to rule out such bias.This is the first paper of a projected series on teacher and course evaluation.     

Different administrative directions and student ratings of instruction: Cognitive versus affective effects

A manipulation of the instructions students received prior to completing the 7-item Endeavor Instructional Rating card differentially affected their ratings on two types of items. Specifically, when students were led to believe their ratings would have a strong impact on the instructor's career, they tended to be more lenient on items measuring rapport (i.e., the affective domain); this same effect was not observed for items measuring pedagogical skill (i.e., the cognitive domain). The different items on our instructional rating instrument appear to be measuring different things. One implication of this observation is that the inconsistent findings reported in past research on student ratings of instruction may be due to the differential mix of items from one instrument to another. When instructors are compared on ratings given them by students, unbiased interpretation requires that the multidimensional nature of teaching (and of the rating instrument) be considered.     

新课程视野下师范生信息素养的培养

本文从基础教育课程改革的角度,指出了现有中小学师资的困惑,阐明了师范生信息素养的内涵及培养途径的几个方面,探索师范生信息知识、信息意识、信息能力、信息道德的培养模式,旨在提高师范生的信息素养,为新课程的教学培养合格师资。     

师院学生焦虑状况及原因调查分析

采用Zung氏焦虑自评量表(SAS)和自制的调查问卷对福建漳州师范学院学生的焦虑状况及原因进行了调查.结果发现:漳州师范学院有少部分学生有不同程度焦虑症;男女的SAS总分平均分有显著性差异,男生的焦虑要高于女生;一年级与其他年级的SAS总分平均得分有显著性差异,一年级学生的焦虑低于其他年级学生;其他年级间无显著性差异,但有随着年级的升高,学生的焦虑状况越严重的趋势.文理科学生的SAS总分平均得分无显著性差异.引起学生焦虑的主要原因有学习压力大、自己能力不强、人际关系紧张等.最后针对引起学生焦虑的原因提出一些建议.     

高校教师聘用制度研究

目前高校教师聘用制度存在着教师队伍＂近亲繁殖＂,重评轻聘、以评代聘,人才选拔程序不规范,考核失真,聘任缺乏法律保障等问题。完善我国高校教师聘用制度,应在遵循合法性、自主性、择优性等原则的基础上,拓宽教师的来源渠道,建立分类管理、分类考核机制,使聘用制度保持适度的流动性,建立有效的教师激励机制。     

大学生学习意向调查

用问卷法对57名（男24,女33）在校大学生的学习动机,学习内容的选择以及对教师教法的期望等心理状况进行了调查和分析,调查结果显示,80％以上学生的学习动力来源于自己向往的长远目标,77．1％的高的学生能够认识到学好规定课程是学生的首要任务;大部分学生认为,教师与学生关系融洽有利于学习。     

论教师的人格魅力及其对大学生发展的影响

"师者,人之模范",教师是人类灵魂的工程师。本文分析教师人格魅力的主要来源,教师人格魅 力对大学生发展的影响。     

幼师高专特色下的钢琴实训探索

石家庄幼儿师范高等专科学校现状为：由中专晋升为高职高专院校后,教育性质和层级都发生了变化,钢琴教学必然有诸多不适应之处.该课程实训课改革应从几方面入手：厘清实训理念;明确实训目标;实现由“知识型”向“能力型”实训模式的转变.     

高职院校教师体育锻炼现状调查与分析

本文运用观察法、调查问卷法和数理统计法等研究方法,对衡水职业技术学院教师参加体育锻炼的现状以及通过体育锻炼对自身健康状况的进行分析,并提出了建议。     

高校教师绩效管理体系的构建

当前高校教师绩效考核存在的问题主要表现在:考核定位模糊并存在偏差,重考核、轻管理,重结果、轻过程,考核主体单一,专业学院(系)的管理者没有承担起绩效管理的责任,绩效考核指标不全、标准不明。高校的教师绩效考核要明确考核的目标,突出教师在考核中的主体地位,构建一体化教师绩效管理体系。     

教学型高校教师绩效评价问题初探

教师的绩效评价是高校人力资源管理的核心内容,是提升高校管理水平的具体手段。本文凝练出了教学型高校教师绩效评价的现状及存在的问题,从制度、执行、反馈三个层面给出了合理化的对策建议。     

高校“双语课程”骨干教师培养途径探讨

高校"双语课程"骨干教师往往是制约中外合作项目顺利开展和双语教学顺利开展的拦路虎。高校"双语课程"骨干教师应该具有明确的职业态度,良好的专业知识能力,良好的双语教学技能等。高校"双语课程"骨干教师培养主要通过职前和职后两种途径实现。     

高校野外生活生存课程教师个性特征的心理学探析

结合高校体育教学以及野外生活生存课程的特点,从教育学和心理学两个角度对高校野外生活生存课程教师的个性特征进行了探讨,认为高校野外生活生存课程的专业教师鲜明的个性特征包括事业心与责任感、能力、气质、性格等多个方面,这些个性特征是相辅相成、不可分割的,是野外生活生存教师顺利进行这一课程学习、教学、科研的重要基础,也是对这一专业教师培养和选拔的重要参考依据.     

论师范院校如何以计算机教育带动教育现代化

计算机教育是一项面向未来的教育，是实现教育现代化的关键。当前师范院校计算机教育中存在着一些不足，笔者尝试在课程体系、教学手段等方面进行了改革。     

高校教师科研文化的缺陷及其改进

高校科研活动中教师的思想意识、价值观念以及受社会心理影响而表现出来的行为方式等,构成了高校教师的科研文化。从世界高等教育历史来看,高校教师科研文化在主体、客体和产出等维度上经历了从个体文化向合作文化、从学科分治文化向多学科文化、从纯理性文化向功利性文化的发展过程。我国当前高校教师科研文化的缺陷表现为:重形式的合作文化、浅层移植的多学科文化以及群体趋向的功利性文化。为形成科学、健康的高校教师科研文化,高校应建立科研合作机制,培育教师团队协作精神;应改革传统学科制度,完善学院制内部管理体制;应注重科研制度建设,促使教师养成严谨求实的科学态度。