Which components of instruction influence student interest?

Student Ratings of Instruction: True or False

Introduction. Students' evaluation of teaching is a major concern in higher education. In this regard, during the past 30 years hundreds of papers have been published which because of various grounds from valid, reliable to useless, such papers cannot be easily summarized. The present study investigated for two purposes, first was to out line opinions of two groups of advocates and opposites a...

student ratings of instruction: true or false

introduction. students' evaluation of teaching is a major concern in higher education. in this regard, during the past 30 years hundreds of papers have been published which because of various grounds from valid, reliable to useless, such papers cannot be easily summarized. the present study investigated for two purposes, first was to out line opinions of two groups of advocates and opposit...

Are student ratings of instruction useful?

Despite the lead article's title, “Validity Concerns and Usefulness of Student Ratings of Instruction” (Greenwald, November 1997) in the American Psychologist 's special section on teacher ratings, the articles did not provide direct evidence on “usefulness.” There is no evidence that the use of teacher ratings improves learning in the long run. The articles do not show that the effects would i...

Improving the clinical instruction of student technologists.

Many nuclear medicine technologists (NMTs) are employed in departments affiliated with programs that prepare individuals to become NMTs. These departments are sites where students receive hands-on clinical experience. The NMTs who staff these departments serve as clinical instructors whose responsibilities include teaching students the skills, attitudes, and knowledge necessary to become compet...

Improving Student Thinking Through Elementary Art Instruction