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Peer reviewedOry, John C.; Braskamp, Larry A. – Research in Higher Education, 1981
Faculty perceptions of student evaluative information collected by three methods (objective questionnaire items, open-ended questions, and group interviews) were investigated. Faculty regarded the evaluative information to be more credible, useful, and accurate for their own self-improvement than for promotion purposes. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Evaluation, Higher Education
Peer reviewedOry, John C. – Research in Higher Education, 1992
This paper briefly describes the 30 standards published in 1981 by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation. The standards address utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy. Their application in conducting assessment and meta-assessment activities in higher education is discussed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Download full textOry, John C.; Bunda, Mary Anne – 1991
This paper discusses the reliability of college faculty peer evaluations. Three evaluation methods are compared: observation; impressionistic; and documentation review. The quality of information provided by each method is examined based on five areas: the purpose of the data being collected; what is being measured; who is responsible for doing…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Collegiality, Documentation, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedOry, John C.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1980
The study investigated the structural corroboration of instructional evaluation information collected from one source (students) by three different methods: responses to objective questionnaire items, written comments to open-ended questions, and group interview results. The three types of information presented a similar general impression of…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedOry, John C. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
In two studies, selections of evaluation form items were negatively worded and presented before or after overall student ratings. Ratings of courses and instructors were not significantly affected by wording. Differences in the global assessment of the courses are discussed. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Item Analysis
Braskamp, Larry A.; Ory, John C. – 1994
This book addresses issues in higher education faculty assessment with emphasis on the role of assessment in fostering development of individual faculty members and their institutions. Part 1 describes the role of faculty assessment with the first chapter outlining inadequacies in current approaches. The second chapter offers a perspective on…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Faculty College Relationship
Ory, John C.; Ryan, Katherine E. – 1993
This book for college faculty provides a resource for developing, using, and grading classroom exams. The first chapter addresses ways to determine what content should be included on an exam. The second chapter identifies testing considerations such as number of exams, difficulty level of items, and test length. Chapters 3 and 4 provide guidelines…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Codes of Ethics, Essay Tests, Evaluation Methods
