A Model-Based Examination of Scale Effects in Student Evaluations of Teaching

Student evaluations of teaching are widely used to assess instructors and courses. Using a model-based approach and Bayesian methods, we examine how the direction of the scale, labels on scales, and the number of options affect the ratings. We conduct a within-participants experiment in which respon...

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Main Authors: Karyssa A. Courey, Michael D. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-08-01
Series:AERA Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584211040083