I'm sorry for the delay, Sue. I use 2 forms: the required departmental one and the IDEA form put out by the IDEA Center at Kansas State U. (Although I don't use the latter with small classes. I figure that there are so many reliability issues when I have a class size of 8 that it isn't worth paying for the IDEA evals). The website is: http://www.idea.ksu.edu/products/Sturatings.html
The IDEA evals have the same validity issues as other student ratings. However, they have been extensively studied and found to be reliable. In addition, they control for effects of class motivation and size (via multiple regression, if I am remembering correctly). The evals compare students' ratings of their progress on certain learning objectives with instructors' evaluation of the importance of the objectives. The reports are easy to read. The downside, of course, is the cost. Good luck, Marcia Marcia J. McKinley, J.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology Mount St. Mary's College Emmitsburg, MD 21727 (301) 447-5394 x4282 [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: FRANTZ, SUE [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 12:24 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Course evaluations: 2nd try Hi all, Last week I sent out a message about our department's attempt to redesign our course evaluation form. I've only heard from one person (Thanks again, Jeff!), so does that mean that no one is happy with their course evaluation forms? =) If you have anything that even remotely works for you, it would be a big help to us... Thanks! Fax: (206) 870-3767 -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology Des Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://flightline.highline.ctc.edu/sfrantz/ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
