CONCERNING FACULTY AND COURSE EVALUATION: SOME POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS OF EVALUATION RESULTS

Part I of this report describes the attitudes of senior students toward course evaluation as measured on a thirty-seven item questionnaire. It shows that the students ' response is related to the academic preparation they have received. In general students want evaluations to provide information to instructors concerning their courses and teaching. Part II assumes that student characteristics are related to student attitudes and that attitudes are related to responses on course evaluations. Evidence is presented that tends to support this assumption, but the author cautions against placing too much weight on this evidence. (Author