As the semester winds down and you get ready to evaluate my performance using the IDEA tool, this just in from the Dept of Duh:
Validation for RateMyProfessors.com?
A new study is about to appear in the journal Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education and it will argue that there are similarities in the rankings in RateMyProfessors.com and IDEA, a student evaluation system used at about 275 colleges nationally and run by a nonprofit group affiliated with Kansas State University.
It’s gratifying to know that somebody recognizes that these kinds of comparisons mean, “omg, this one is just as bad as that one!”
Remember that the next time somebody wants to do a study comparing online and classroom courses.
April 26th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I actually am one of those students who take time to fill out an evaluation at the end of the course and try to provide meaningful comments. My students fill out a similar evaluation at the end of the year and I try to take something away positive from each one. I always am looking for ways to improve and these evaluations provide me with feedback that could lead to improving.
April 29th, 2008 at 10:13 am
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