Reports on a statistical study on student assessment of professors and courses. Discusses the loglinear probability model that was used to find that students' evaluations of an economics course and several behavior attributes of the course's instructor were interactive and significant. (DB)

The relationship between salary increases and student ratings of teaching effectiveness was studied for a sample of 266 faculty members at Kansas State University. In general, there was a modest but significant correlation between ratings and percent salary increase, with correlations more pronounced in social science and humanities. (Author/LBH)

Factor analysis of an instructor rating form administered to three successive student and teacher populations revealed a reasonably consistent factor structure across analyses. Substantial changes in proportions of common variance appeared when comparing anonymous and nonanonymous conditions. (Author/LBH)

A group of second-year Israeli students were asked to select the three most important characteristics of a good college teacher from a list of 15. The two most significant were the method of instruction and the teacher's ability to spark intellectual growth. Research talents, personality, and academic status were of little concern. (Author/LBH)

First-year veterinary medicine students were surveyed during the first and last week of class to determine if student ratings of instructors are free of bias from generalized attitudes. The tabulated results indicate that the students were not biased by preconceived opinions of instructors. (BH)

Since the spring semester of 1969, Kansas State University faculty have used the Student Evaluation of Instruction and Courses program known today as IDEA--Instructional Development and Effectiveness Assessment. Voluntary participation in the system has grown from less than 80 classes in 1969-1970 to more than 1,600 classes per year in recent…

A survey involving 1,639 freshmen and 244 seniors was conducted at the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY/B) in 1976 to determine freshmen expectation of faculty behavior and seniors' perception of their major and non-major faculty. Freshmen expected, for the most part, that the faculty they would have their first year would communicate…

Upper division undergraduate students at the University of California at Berkeley were surveyed to obtain evaluations of selected humanities departments. Of 1,472 questionnaires mailed out, 798 were returned. The questionnaire dealt with such matters as general education requirements, the quality of lower division education, extent of student…

Upper division undergraduate students at the University of California at Berkeley were surveyed to obtain evaluations of life science-related departments and programs. Of 1,472 questionnaires mailed out, 798 were returned. The questionnaire dealt with such matters as general education requirements, the quality of lower division education, extent…