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Are student evaluations a valid measure of teaching effectiveness: perceptions of accounting faculty members and administrators

Donald Ace Morgan (University of Nebraska at Kearney, Professor of Accounting and Director of the MBA Program, College of Business & Technology, Department of Accounting and Finance, Kearney, NE 68849, USA)
John Sneed (Jacksonville State University, Professor of Accounting, College of Commerce & Business Administration, Department of Finance, Economics and Accounting, Jacksonville, AL 36265, USA)
Laurie Swinney (University of Nebraska at Kearney, Associate Professor of Accounting, College of Business & Technology, Department of Accounting and Finance, Kearney, NE 68849, USA)

Management Research News

ISSN: 0140-9174

Article publication date: 1 October 2003

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Abstract

This article examines the perceptions of both administrators and faculty relating to the validity of student evaluations and the existence of possible biasing factors. The results indicate that administrators believe student evaluations measure teaching effectiveness to a greater degree than faculty, while faculty members believe their personality is the primary determinant of ratings on student evaluations. Faculty also believe that the type of course, the work load of a course, and the grade distribution of a course have a larger impact on student evaluations when compared with administrators’ beliefs.

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Ace Morgan, D., Sneed, J. and Swinney, L. (2003), "Are student evaluations a valid measure of teaching effectiveness: perceptions of accounting faculty members and administrators", Management Research News, Vol. 26 No. 7, pp. 17-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/01409170310783565

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