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On the Validity of Student Evaluation of Teaching: The State of the Art
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The authors provided an extensive overview of the recent literature on student evaluation of teaching (SET) in higher education, based on the SET meta-validation model, drawing upon research reports published in peer-reviewed journals since 2000.Abstract:
This article provides an extensive overview of the recent literature on student evaluation of teaching (SET) in higher education. The review is based on the SET meta-validation model, drawing upon research reports published in peer-reviewed journals since 2000. Through the lens of validity, we consider both the more traditional research themes in the field of SET (i.e., the dimensionality debate, the ‘bias’ question, and questionnaire design) and some recent trends in SET research, such as online SET and bias investigations into additional teacher personal characteristics. The review provides a clear idea of the state of the art with regard to research on SET, thus allowing researchers to formulate suggestions for future research. It is argued that SET remains a current yet delicate topic in higher education, as well as in education research. Many stakeholders are not convinced of the usefulness and validity of SET for both formative and summative purposes. Research on SET has thus far failed to provide c...read more
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Meta-analysis of faculty's teaching effectiveness: Student evaluation of teaching ratings and student learning are not related
TL;DR: This article conducted a meta-analysis of all multisection studies and found no significant correlations between student evaluation of teaching (SET) ratings and learning, and suggested that institutions focused on student learning and career success may want to abandon SET ratings as a measure of faculty's teaching effectiveness.
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Gender biases in student evaluations of teaching
TL;DR: This article used data from a French university to analyze gender biases in student evaluations of teaching (SETs) and found that male students express a bias in favor of male professors, despite the fact that students appear to learn as much from women as from men.
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Teaching with technology in higher education: understanding conceptual change and development in practice
TL;DR: This paper found that teachers' conceptions of and approaches to teaching with technology are central for the successful implementation of educational technologies in higher education, and that teachers were concerned with the success of the implementation of higher education.
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Contract cheating: a survey of Australian university students
Tracey Bretag,Rowena Harper,Michael Burton,Cath Ellis,Philip M. Newton,Pearl Rozenberg,Sonia Saddiqui,Karen van Haeringen +7 more
TL;DR: This paper reported that Australian universities are facing a significant and growing problem of students outsourcing their assessment to third parties, a behaviour commonly known as ''c...'' behaviour commonly referred to as "c...
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A Century of Grading Research: Meaning and Value in the Most Common Educational Measure
Susan M. Brookhart,Thomas R. Guskey,Alex J. Bowers,James H. McMillan,Jeffrey K. Smith,Lisa F. Smith,Michael T. Stevens,Megan E. Welsh +7 more
TL;DR: A review of over 100 years of research on grading considers five types of studies: early studies of the reliability of grades, quantitative studies of composition of K-12 report card grades, survey and interview studies of teachers' perceptions of grade, studies of standards-based grading, and grading in higher education.
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Multidimensional students' evaluations of teaching effectiveness: Generalizability of "N = 1" research: Comment on Marsh (1991).
TL;DR: In this article, it is argued that Marsh's research is limited in several ways: (a) Prior research suggests that SETEs are low in uniformity, (b) the study is too limited to be generalizable, (c) only first and second-order factors were assessed, (d) no attempt was made to revise the SETE to conform to a global theory of instruction, and extraneous influences were not controlled.
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Evaluating Teaching Quality
Jacqueline Douglas,Alex Douglas +1 more
TL;DR: This article made a comparison of student feedback questionnaires, peer review and the potential use of mystery students as a means of evaluating the quality of teaching and learning and providing a vehicle for continuous improvement.
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A meta-validation model for assessing the score-validity of student teaching evaluations
TL;DR: In this article, a meta-validity analysis of student teaching evaluation (STE) instruments is presented, where content-, criterion-, and construct-related validity is divided into several areas of evidence.
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Grading leniency, grade discrepancy, and student ratings of instruction
TL;DR: This paper examined how grading leniency and grade discrepancy (the difference between expected grades and deserved grades) were associated with various dimensions of student ratings of instruction and found that more lenient instructors tend to receive higher student ratings.
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Student evaluations of teaching: perceptions of faculty based on gender, position, and rank
TL;DR: This paper found that female faculty appear to be more negatively impacted by student evaluations than male faculty, which supports previous research that suggests males and females receive and react differently to personal evaluation, and suggested modifying surveys from anonymous to confidential and offering professional developmen...