Student evaluation of instruction: What can be learned from students' written comments?

F.  Nasser-Abu Alhija; Barbara Fresko

doi:10.1016/j.stueduc.2009.01.002

Student evaluation of instruction: What can be learned from students' written comments?

F. Nasser-Abu Alhija^*, Barbara Fresko

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Education

Beit Berl Academic College

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Abstract

A study examined the written responses of students to open-ended questions. The written comments of students in 198 classes were analyzed for their frequency, content, direction, and consistency with quantitative ratings on closed-ended items. Findings showed that 45 percent of students wrote comments that were more frequently positive than negative and tended to be general rather than specific. Written comments focused on dimensions that were parallel to those identified in the closed-ended items, but they also related to specific aspects of the courses.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	37-44
Number of pages	8
Journal	Studies in Educational Evaluation
Volume	35
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2009.01.002
State	Published - 1 Mar 2009

Keywords

Curriculum evaluation
Teachers college students
Student evaluation of college teachers
Assessment of education
Classes (Groups of students)
Management science
Research
Student opinion -- Teachers college students

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