What most of us have observed anecdotally.... Now, if it said where the study was published ....
On Jan 9, 2012, at 7:51 AM, Christopher D. Green wrote: So it may turn out that student course evaluations are not merely invalid, but actually contraindicative of instructor quality. That is, the less students learn (i.e., are made to learn), the higher they rate the professor, on average. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/college-inc/2010/06/study_high-rated_professors_ar.html Although Air Force Academy may not be typical of colleges and universities, and calculus may not be typical of all courses, I am impressed by the "natural experiment" Air Force affords by randomly assigning students to course sections, and by having a common syllabus among them. Chris Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=15187 or send a blank email to leave-15187-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
