Evidence of a single second-order factor in student ratings of teaching effectiveness

Evidence of a single second-order factor in student ratings of teaching effectiveness

• Cheung, Derek Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Structural Equation Modeling, 7(3), 442-460, 2000

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

2000

• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MH Teacher Evaluation : Teacher Effectiveness
• N Students & Student Services
  • NC Charactieristics & Conditions of Students; Opinion & Attitudes of Students, Problems of Adjustment

Student Evaluation of Teachers Factor Analysis Hong Kong China

• Hong Kong

• 1990-1997.6
• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

In student-evaluation research, there has been considerable debate on the number of higher order factors in student ratings of university teaching. Using a distance learning program as the context for research, the study described in this article applied structural equation modeling to investigate the 2nd-order factor structure in student ratings of teaching effectiveness. An a priori model was hypothesized, which consisted of four 1st-order factors and one 2nd-order factor. Data were collected from 2,021 distance students using a multifactor questionnaire. In contrast to all past studies, the presence of a single 2nd-order factor in student ratings was empirically demonstrated through hierarchical confirmatory factor analysis. Implications for future research on the higher order factor structure in student ratings of conventional on-campus courses are also discussed.
[Copyright of Structural Equation Modeling is the property of Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Full article may be available at the publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/S15328007SEM0703_5]

• English

Journal Articles

• 10705511

• 10.1207/S15328007SEM0703_5

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/c49786d4

2010-11-24