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Students' course and faculty evaluations: an informal look.
1Zichlin School of Business, Baruch College (CUNY), USA.
Psychological Reports
|January 18, 2003
Summary
Student evaluations inaccurately reported course session cancellations. Approximately 10% of students believed sessions were canceled, despite no actual cancellations occurring over eight semesters.
Area of Science:
- Educational research
- Student assessment
Background:
- Student and faculty evaluations are crucial for course improvement.
- Discrepancies in perception can impact feedback validity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the accuracy of student-reported course session cancellations.
- To identify potential biases in student evaluations.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of course and faculty evaluation forms over eight consecutive semesters.
- Comparison of reported session cancellations with actual university records.
Main Results:
- Approximately 10% of students reported one or more session cancellations.
- Actual records confirmed zero session cancellations for the course.
- A consistent pattern of inaccurate reporting was observed.
Conclusions:
- Student perceptions of session cancellations may not align with reality.
- This highlights a potential issue in the reliability of student evaluations regarding logistical events.