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ERIC Number: EJ1447842
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Dec
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-0196-5042
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Student Use of the RateMyProfessor Website in Course Selection
Chanel Schwenck; Jessica Pryor; Sean Simons
Educational Research Quarterly, v48 n2 p3-25 2024
This quantitative research study explored college students' perceptions and evaluations of the website, RateMyProfessors.com, and its impact on their course selection process. Whereas most universities do not publish course evaluations, Rate My Professors (RMP) provides a virtual space for students to read and offer each other insight on professor quality and class content. This study was designed to examine college students' usage of RMP, specifically comparing the differences in response between education and non-education majors. However, the data collected revealed that student classification as freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior, rather than major, more accurately determined their utilization of RMP. An independent-samples t-test was used to determine whether score differences existed on undergraduate major categories and found no statistical differentiation between majors. A Kruskal-Wallis test was used to determine whether score differences existed based on university classification and found that sophomores' and juniors' usage of RMP was higher than that of freshmen and senior students. Sophomore and junior students have more latitude in the courses they are able to take, and seek guidance from RMP more often than freshmen and seniors. Ultimately, professors would benefit from reading their RMP evaluations thoroughly and using the feedback to improve the way they design and implement future courses.
Behavioral Research Press. Grambling State University, Math Department, P.O. Box 1191, Grambling, LA 71245. Tel: 318-274-2425; Web site: http://erquarterly.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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