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Predictors of college student ratings of faculty

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Date Issued:
1991
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of student, course and administrative characteristics to student evaluations of college faculty. The student predictor variables were desire to take the course, whether the course was a prerequisite, required and/or in the student's major and expected grade. The course predictor variables were student status, workload, and academic field. Anonymity, faculty presence and purpose of the evaluation were the administrative predictor variables. The study involved 433 graduate and undergraduate students and their evaluations of college faculty. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that there was a significant relationship among all the predictor variables and the criterion variable of faculty rating (R^2 =.253, F(16,381) = 8.06, p <.001). The scores that were significantly (p <.01) related with faculty rating were academic field or school (r =.384), anonymity (r =.133), desire to take the course (r =.326) and expected grade (r =.164). The implications for staff development are discussed. Also suggested is the development of a residual model for faculty evaluation. The administrative implications for using this model are discussed. Recommendations for future sampling techniques are listed.
Title: Predictors of college student ratings of faculty.
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Name(s): Kelly, Martha.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Burrichter, Arthur W., Thesis advisor
Morris, John D.
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Date Issued: 1991
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 72 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of student, course and administrative characteristics to student evaluations of college faculty. The student predictor variables were desire to take the course, whether the course was a prerequisite, required and/or in the student's major and expected grade. The course predictor variables were student status, workload, and academic field. Anonymity, faculty presence and purpose of the evaluation were the administrative predictor variables. The study involved 433 graduate and undergraduate students and their evaluations of college faculty. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that there was a significant relationship among all the predictor variables and the criterion variable of faculty rating (R^2 =.253, F(16,381) = 8.06, p <.001). The scores that were significantly (p <.01) related with faculty rating were academic field or school (r =.384), anonymity (r =.133), desire to take the course (r =.326) and expected grade (r =.164). The implications for staff development are discussed. Also suggested is the development of a residual model for faculty evaluation. The administrative implications for using this model are discussed. Recommendations for future sampling techniques are listed.
Identifier: 12283 (digitool), FADT12283 (IID), fau:9186 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): College of Education
Thesis (Ed.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1991.
Subject(s): Universities and colleges--Faculty--Rating of
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