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Assessing Computer Use and Perceived Course Effectiveness in Post-Secondary Education in an American/Canadian Context
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Tamim, Rana M.; Lowerison, Gretchen; Schmid, Richard F.; Bernard, Robert M.; Abrami, Philip C.; Dehler, Christina – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2008
The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between computer technology's role and students' perceptions about course effectiveness. Students from two universities (one Canadian, n = 1465; one American, n = 831) completed a 71-item questionnaire addressing different aspects of their learning experience in a given course. Factor…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Role
Do Teacher Standards for Assigning Grades Affect Student Evaluations of Instruction?
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Abrami, Philip C.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1980
Contrary to previous research, grading standards did not affect student achievement. The effect of standards on ratings was significant but not consistent for types of ratings (instructor expressiveness, lecture content), instructors, or differences in standards. Under certain conditions, higher grades either adversely affected ratings or had no…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Foreign Countries, Grading
Navigating Student Ratings of Instruction.
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d'Apollonia, Sylvia; Abrami, Philip C. – American Psychologist, 1997
Student ratings of instruction measure general instructional skill, give a composite of delivering instruction, facilitate interactions, and evaluate student learning. A meta-analysis of the multisection validity studies indicates student ratings are moderately valid, but affected by administrative, instructor, and course characteristics. (MMU)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Meta Analysis, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Teacher Characteristics
Does the Attitude Similarity of College Professors and Their Students Produce "Bias" in Course Evaluations?
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Abrami, Philip C.; Mizener, Deborah A. – American Educational Research Journal, 1983
The relationship between student/teacher attitude similarity and teacher rating form (TRF) scores is examined. Students (N=345) completed a 24-item attitude scale, once for themselves and once for their instructors, and a 28-item TRF. Attitude similarity is of minimum importance when evaluations are used to make gross distinctions among…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Bias, College Faculty, Course Evaluation
Student/Instructor Attitude Similarity, Student Ratings, and Course Performance.
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Abrami, Philip C.; Mizener, Deborah A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1985
The present study addressed the validity of student ratings of instructional effectiveness by exploring the relations among student ratings, course performance, and the perceived attitude similarity of students and their instructors. Findings fail to support the claim that perceived attitude similarity is a substantial source of bias in student…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Bias, Course Evaluation, Factor Analysis
The Relationship between Student Personality Characteristics, Teacher Ratings, and Student Achievement.
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Abrami, Philip C.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1982
Controversies exist in the research literature on student evaluation of instruction in higher education. In three studies, one of these controversies is explored, namely the relationship among student personality characteristics, teacher ratings, and student achievement. Findings suggest four conclusions relevant to summative evaluations of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Student/Instructor Attitude Similarity, Course Ratings and Student Achievement.
Abrami, Philip C.; Mizener, Deborah A. – 1982
The relationship between course ratings, student achievement, and the perceived attitude similarity of students and their instructors were explored with 645 students enrolled in 41 courses taught at English-language institutions in Montreal, Quebec. These institutions provide instruction intermediate between secondary school and the university.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Grades (Scholastic)
Teacher Grading Standards and Student Ratings.
Abrami, Philip C.; And Others – 1978
Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of teacher grading standards on student ratings of teacher performance. In experiment one, three teacher characteristics were factorially manipulated: instructor expressiveness (high, low), lecture content (high, low), and grading standards (B, C+, C). In experiment two, student incentive…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Faculty, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
The Relationship Between Student/Teacher Attitude Similarity and Ratings of Instructional Effectiveness.
Mizener, Deborah A.; Abrami, Philip C. – 1981
The relationship between student/teacher attitude similarity and teacher evaluations was studied in a group of 222 students who completed a 24-item attitude scale, once for themselves and once for their instructors, and a 28-item teacher rating form (TRF). A significant, moderate-sized correlation between assumed similarity and TRF scores for…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Congruence (Psychology), Higher Education