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ERIC Number: EJ442311
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Reconsidering the Unit of Analysis: A Model of Student Ratings of Instruction.
Cranton, Patricia; Smith, Ronald A.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v82 n2 p207-12 Jun 1990
The underlying structure of student ratings of instruction was explored by using 3 units of analysis: (1) individual ratings from 42,407 college students; (2) class means; and (3) deviations from class means. Class means produce a different structure, calling into question the usual robust factor structure of ratings. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Course Evaluation, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Higher Education, Instruction, Models, Robustness (Statistics), Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Class Means; Unit of Analysis Problems
Note: Special section with title "Instruction in Higher Education."