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Stability and Correlates of Student Evaluations of Teaching at a Chinese University
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Chen, Guo-Hai; Watkins, David – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2010
This paper examines the stability and validity of a student evaluations of teaching (SET) instrument used by the administration at a university in the PR China. The SET scores for two semesters of courses taught by 435 teachers were collected. Total 388 teachers (170 males and 218 females) were also invited to fill out the 60-item NEO Five-Factor…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
Assessing the Approaches to Learning of Nigerian Students.
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Watkins, David; Akande, Adebowale – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1992
A study investigated the reliability and validity of the Study Process Questionnaire (Biggs) for 352 undergraduates in a Nigerian university. Although it was found that the concepts involved were relevant to this population and scales and subscales had adequate internal consistency, cross-cultural comparison of scores was problematic. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
The Reliability and Validity of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory for a Sample of Filipino High School Girls.
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Watkins, David; Astilla, Estela – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1980
Evidence is presented partially supporting the reliability and construct validity of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory with Filipino adolescent girls. A test-retest coefficient of 0.61 was found over a nine-month period. Self-esteem scores were significantly associated with IQ scores and teacher ratings of pupils' self-esteem. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Quotient, Junior High Schools
Some Evidence on the Reliability and Validity of the Biggs Study Process Questionnaire with Filipino Children.
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Watkins, David; Astilla, Estela – Australian Journal of Education, 1982
A Filipino study of the Biggs Study Process Questionnaire, which investigates relationships between study habits and personality characteristics and fields of study, found satisfactory internal consistency reliability and correlations with school grades but not IQ for two of the three scales, but did not support the creator's proposed structure.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Personality Traits, Private Schools
Student Evaluations of Teaching Effectiveness: A Nigerian Investigation.
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Watkins, David; Akande, Adebowale – Higher Education, 1992
A study investigated the usefulness of two U.S. instruments for measuring college student perceptions of teacher effectiveness. Although the measures showed internal consistency, most items were seen as appropriate, and each item was considered of importance by some students, further analysis suggests cross-cultural validity may be weak.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Faculty Evaluation
Assessing Pupil Control Ideology in the Context of Hong Kong Teacher Education.
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Yeung, Ka Wah; Watkins, David – 1998
Scales were developed to assess both the custodial and humanistic aspects of student control ideology. Research based on the responses of about 500 Hong Kong teacher education students showed responses to these scales were of adequate internal consistency, and confirmatory factor analysis supported two independent scales rather than a continuum…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries