Making sense of module feedback: accounting for individual behaviours in student evaluations of teaching
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DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2018.1556777
Abstract: Abstract Quantitative student evaluations of teaching (SET) and assessments are widely used in higher education as a proxy for teaching quality. However, SET are a function of individual rating behaviours resulting from student background, knowledge… read more here.
Keywords: student; rating behaviours; evaluations teaching; module ... See more keywords
Redesigning student evaluations of teaching: integrating faculty and student perspectives
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DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2025.2479117
Abstract: Abstract Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are routinely used for evaluation of instructional faculty in universities. However, studies have shown that SET use often contributes to inequities in tenure, promotion and salary outcomes, especially for… read more here.
Keywords: evaluations teaching; effective teaching; student; student evaluations ... See more keywords
The reliability of student evaluations of teaching
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DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2025.2504618
Abstract: Abstract Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are commonly used in college classrooms to assess instructional effectiveness, guide administrative decisions, and provide feedback to instructors. Although often treated as reliable measures, little research has assessed the… read more here.
Keywords: evaluations teaching; time; student evaluations; reliability ... See more keywords
Course recommendation as a construct in student evaluations: will students recommend your course?
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DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2016.1199543
Abstract: ABSTRACT Recommendation is a highly credible and powerful construct in marketing. This article investigates the construct intention to recommend in the context of student evaluations of teaching. Motivated by changes in the sector, the study… read more here.
Keywords: recommendation; course recommendation; construct; course ... See more keywords
Student evaluations of teaching: emerging surveillance and resistance
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DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2020.1725875
Abstract: Despite previous research claiming surveillance emerges from student evaluations of teaching (SET), there is an absence of research using surveillance theory to determine whether it emerges, the na... read more here.
Keywords: evaluations teaching; surveillance; emerging surveillance; teaching emerging ... See more keywords
Comparative analysis of student evaluations: Exploring the effects of course modality and type in graduate business courses
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DOI: 10.1080/08832323.2024.2387849
Abstract: Abstract This study compares student evaluations across face-to-face and online modalities, as well as qualitative versus quantitative courses, in a large sample of graduate-level courses from 2008 to 2023 at a US business school. The… read more here.
Keywords: modality; course; student evaluations; business ... See more keywords
When students’ words hurt: 12 tips for helping faculty receive and respond constructively to student evaluations of teaching
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DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2022.2154768
Abstract: ABSTRACT Student evaluations of curricular experiences and instructors are employed by institutions to obtain feedback and guide improvement. However, to be effective, evaluations must prompt faculty action. Unfortunately, evaluative comments that engender strong reactions may… read more here.
Keywords: faculty; students words; student evaluations; words hurt ... See more keywords
Student evaluations of teaching: phrenology in the 21st century?
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DOI: 10.1080/13613324.2018.1538118
Abstract: ABSTRACT We argue that student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are a key tactic for justifying and maintaining white male dominance in US higher education. As such, tenure and promotion processes that rely on SETs as… read more here.
Keywords: teaching phrenology; evaluations teaching; technologies power; phrenology ... See more keywords
Debunking an active-learning myth
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DOI: 10.1126/science.363.6425.361-e
Abstract: Education Is there any truth to the notion that college instructors who implement active learning receive lower teaching evaluations? Henderson et al. present data from college physics instructors who attended a new-faculty workshop and attempted… read more here.
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Replication of an Intervention to Mitigate Gender Bias in Student Evaluations of Teaching Yields Variable Results Across a Biology Department
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DOI: 10.1187/cbe.24-07-0193
Abstract: Student evaluations of teaching (SET) have repeatedly been shown to be biased against women instructors. Although few have been able to mitigate these biases, one team reported success in two courses by adding a short… read more here.
Keywords: evaluations teaching; department; mitigate; biology ... See more keywords
Mitigating gender bias in student evaluations of teaching
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216241
Abstract: Student evaluations of teaching are widely believed to contain gender bias. In this study, we conduct a randomized experiment with the student evaluations of teaching in four classes with large enrollments, two taught by male… read more here.
Keywords: gender bias; student evaluations; student; evaluations teaching ... See more keywords