| Title: |
Student Ratings of Instruction: Examining the Role of Academic Field, Course Level, and Class Size |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Laughlin, Anne M. |
| Source: |
ProQuest LLC. 2014Ph.D. Dissertation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. |
| Availability: |
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| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
158 |
| Publication Date: |
2014 |
| Document Type: |
Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education |
| Descriptors: |
Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance; College Students; College Faculty; Research Universities; Intellectual Disciplines; Instructional Program Divisions; Class Size; Classification; Educational Environment |
| Abstract: |
This dissertation investigated the relationship between course characteristics and student ratings of instruction at a large research intensive university. Specifically, it examined the extent to which academic field, course level, and class size were associated with variation in mean class ratings. Past research consistently identifies differences between student ratings in different academic fields, but offers no unifying conceptual framework for the definition or categorization of academic fields. Therefore, two different approaches to categorizing classes into academic fields were compared--one based on the institution's own academic college system and one based on Holland's (1997) theory of academic environments. (Abstract shortened by ProQuest.) [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2017 |
| Access URL: |
http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:10596517 |
| Accession Number: |
ED576845 |
| Database: |
ERIC |