It was concluded that the factor structure of the Student Input for Teaching faculty evaluation instrument was similar in nature to the factor structures of other widely used evaluation instruments and no unique factors were defined. (Author)

This article proposed a teacher evaluation system based upon the assumption that teachers are leaders, and that teaching style is leadership style. A number of teacher evaluation questionnaires were examined and were found to be asking questions identical in nature to the two leadership dimensions of Fleishman's Supervisory Behavior Description…

This research assessed the validity of student ratings of instructors. Results reveal some criterion-referenced validity for student ratings. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to determine how changes in students' grade expectations affect their evaluations of instructors and courses. Changes in student interest and expected grade in the course emerged as the most important determinants in changing the students' evaluations of the instructors and the courses. (Author)

Student evaluations of instruction have long been used to evaluate the teaching performance of instructors. However, despite the widespread use of data from student evaluations for the purpose of determining faculty teaching effectiveness, a review of the literature in the area indicates that issues concerning the validity and usefulness of such…

This paper finds that, in general, college students give lower ratings to professors with whom they have normative dissonance. It suggests that dissonance should be given more consideration, raising the possibility of "matching" students and professors. This would also increase the objectivity of student evaluations. (Author/BP)

This study represents an attempt to examine ways in which anxiety, achievement and affiliation motivation and dogmatism influence the academic performance of undergraduates under structured instructional conditions. Provides evidence for the notion that Ss' personality patterns do influence academic achievement under the conditions described in…

Course and instructor evaluations are being used with increasing regularity in a variety of courses and disciplines. While this is encouraging for those interested in improving instruction, it has created confusion concerning interpretation and use of evaluation data. (Author/HMV)

How valid are subjective student evaluations of college instructions? An examination of my own experience and the experiences and controlled studies of other professionals suggest that subjective student evaluations demand a critical ability generally lacking in most college students, but particularly first- and second-year students. (Author)

Determines that the factor structure of the instructional model measured by the Michigan State University Student Instructional Rating System (SIRS) form could be replicated by an adapted version of the SIRS instrument at Florida State University. (Author)

Students with good listening skills in selected areas may gravitate to particular fields. Listening may be a very crucial factor in terms of grades earned by students and how students evaluate their faculty. (Author)

Views of 3,670 students from six colleges and universities on most and least important traits of an ideal professor were analyzed. All data were collected with the same instrument. Data revealed students selected similar MOST and LEAST important traits of a quality professor. (Author)

While the practice of students evaluating their instructors has become common in many institutions of higher learning, and properly so, care should be taken that instructors who use both objective and subjective formats in their classroom testing not be disadvantaged as a result of this. (Author)

Analyzes the process of making peer evaluations. Factors on which peer evaluation is based are extremely subjective and unconscious. Concludes that until peer rating systems are developed that are reliable and valid, their use should be strictly supplementary, or on an experimental basis. (Author)