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Evidence for Changing From Paper to Online Student Ratings: Evaluation Practice Shapes Policy
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| Presenter(s):
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| Christopher Migotsky,
University of Illinois,
migotsky@uiuc.edu
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| John Ory,
University of Illinois,
ory@uiuc.edu
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| Abstract:
We report the results of a year-long study investigating the similarities and differences between an existing paper-based student ratings of instruction system and a new online system. We piloted the online system with over 2,000 courses across a large university. In addition to the actual student rating results, we have collected user feedback via surveys and focus groups from faculty and students regarding their perceptions of the new system. Higher education faculty and administrators should find our study interesting and insightful if they have, or contemplate using, a web-based student rating system on their campus. Results support the adoption of web-based student ratings of instruction on our campus and may allay people’s fears regarding response rates, mean scores, and open-ended comments achieved in an online system.
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Googled: What Evaluation Reveals About How We Use the Web
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| Ellen Roscoe Iverson,
Carleton College,
eiverson@carleton.edu
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| Flora McMartin,
Broad-Based Knowledge,
flora.mcmartin@gmail.com
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As the availability of online resources becomes pervasive, the use of those sources has increasing importance for teaching and scholarship. What motivates faculty to seek out and use digital resources? What expectations do faculty have for online resources? This panel will discuss results from a national survey as well as the evaluation of large discipline specific collections to encourage a broader conversation about the implications of web-delivered programs on the practice of evaluation.
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