Comprehensive Critique of Student Evaluation of Teaching: Critical Perspectives on Validity, Reliability, and Impartiality

This thought-provoking volume critically examines the assumption of SET's reliability and validity in Higher Education, exploring cultural, social, and era-related factors that may impact its accuracy and impartiality. It proposes a "popularity hypothesis" that instructor likability is the primary factor measured by SET, based on extensive and diverse literature. The book is of great interest to researchers, faculty, and administrators in higher education management, administration, teaching, and learning.

Format: Hardback
Length: 152 pages
Publication date: 28 December 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This thought-provoking volume provides a comprehensive analysis of contemporary research and literature on student evaluation of teaching (SET) in higher education. It critically examines the assumption that SET is a reliable and valid measure of effective teaching, drawing on data from various fields such as education, psychology, engineering, science, and business. The author, Clayson, navigates a range of cultural, social, and era-related factors, including gender, grades, personality, student honesty, and halo effects, to consider their impact on the accuracy and impartiality of student evaluations.

While controversial, the author's "popularity hypothesis" asserts that SET primarily measures instructor likability. This hypothesis is supported by extensive and divergent literature, offering new and insightful perspectives on the growing phenomenon of SET. The book is of great interest to researchers, faculty, and administrators in the fields of higher education management, administration, teaching, and learning.

Weight: 246g
Dimension: 222 x 142 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367549848