College and University Student Ratings Systems in Taiwan
Author: Te-Sheng Chang(Center for Teacher Education, National Hualien University of Education)
Vol.&No.:Vol. 50, No. 2
Date:October 2005
Pages:203-225
DOI:10.3966/2073753X2005105002011
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the systems used by students at colleges and universities in Taiwan to rate their professors. The sample consisted of 36 public colleges/universities and 40 private colleges/universities. Two research methods were involved. Method one was an analysis of college/university documents related to student ratings. These documents were concerned with the regulations and instruments for, and the reports on, student ratings from each college/university. Method two was a survey of the officials who took charge of the student ratings system at each college/university. Both methods were implemented between March and April, 2001. Some important findings are as follows:
1. More than 80% of the schools in the sample had implemented student ratings systems.
2. Approximately 46.1% of these schools have built student ratings regulations.
3. 68.4% of the schools have an academic affairs division in charge of the administration of student ratings.
4. Approximately 60.1% of the schools have an academic affairs division in charge of the development of student ratings instruments.
5. More than 90% of the schools do not have student representatives who participate in the development of student ratings instruments.
6. 80.3% of the schools use a school-wide instrument.
7. Less than 50% of the schools have a reliability test and construct the validity of student ratings instruments.
8. The mean for each academic subject is the most-used statistic for the results output.
9. Only three schools have published the results of their student ratings.
10.Approximately 30% of the schools offer an instructional consultation service for faculty.
11.There is no significant difference between public colleges/universities and private colleges/ universities regarding the student ratings system.
Based on the results of this study, some conclusions are drawn and suggestions are made for future study.
Keywords:Student Ratings of Instruction, Evaluation System, Higher Education
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