The current study was designed to test Lathrop and Richmond's (1967) conclusion that perceived learning is an important factor in faculty evaluations. A 17 item questionnaire including the perceived learning area was administered to 470 students (2 classes in each of 8 departments) at Chico State College. Separate multiple regression equations for the prediction of instructor ratings and for course evaluations indicated that perceived learning is one of three factors significantly influencing these ratings. A supplementary finding was that students can rate unit factorial items with relative independence. The results constitute strong support for Lathrop and Richmond's conclusion. A theoretical framework for student's ratings of courses and instructors is advanced. (Author)
Authors
- Authorizing Institution
- Chico State Coll., CA.
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- Lathrop 4
- Course and instructor ratings 4
- The validity of these findings could be 4
- First 27 of their 72 items were 4
- Second the sample 4
- Perhaps the Perceived Learning factor is 4
- Subjects.--470 students in two classes from each of 4
- The specific classes and 4
- Three judges indicated those 4
- From 4
- 1 One of the two instructors refused to participate 4
- Lathrop 5
- Course and instructor ratings 5
- 2 Both instructors were not teaching courses designed 5
- 3 Class sizes were not 5
- The 5
- Evaluation instrument.--To eliminate the 5
- Each of these unit items was constructed from 5
- Thus each item was concerned with a single 5
- In addition course description 5
- Thus Lathrop and Richmonds Perceived 5
- Learning factor was represented by a single 5
- Procedure--Each class was administered the 5
- The classes instructors were 5
- Lathrop 6
- Course and instructor ratings 6
- The instructions 6
- The ratings were completed by each student present 6
- All of the quantitative portions of evaluation 6
- AiLcriticisms of the 6
- Of particular importance for the current report are 6
- These results are summarized in Table 1 reporting 6
- Insert Table 1 about here 6
- As noted there only two items 6
- Dynamic Enthusiastic Instructor and Perceived 6
- Together they account for 66.7 R 6
- Lathrop 7
- Course and Instructor ratings 7
- These three items 7
- The basic correlation matrix for all items 7
- The average of these mean 7
- .093 for the matrix as a 7
- Thus relative independence can be demonstrated. 7
- Discussion 7
- The results of the multiple regression analyses 7
- Richmonds contention that Perceived Learning 7
- In view of the differences 7
- The distinction between Perceived Learning 7
- The variable Anticipated Class Grade - an 7