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Student Evaluation of Lecturers - What do Faculty Members Think about the Damage Caused by Teaching Surveys?

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  • Nitza Davidovich
  • Eyal Eckhaus

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Many studies have been conducted on teaching evaluations and student surveys. The current study is unique for examining, by means of direct questions, the meaning of teaching surveys as perceived by academic faculty in Israel. Senior faculty members at academic institutions completed questionnaires, with a total of 182 questionnaires collected. We employed mixed research methods, beginning with qualitative analysis followed by Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), with the goal of developing a model that reflects faculty members¡¯ beliefs on teaching surveys. The research findings show that the lecturers find that student evaluations are detrimental to their relationship with their students, and adversely affect their teaching practice and interpersonal interactions with their students. In view of the importance attributed to students' voices and their opinions of teaching, the question is how should these evaluations be addressed, Do teaching surveys constitute a reliable managerial tool and a foundation for improving teaching ¨C or should other tools be developed to improve teaching practices, independent of students' opinions?

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  • Nitza Davidovich & Eyal Eckhaus, 2019. "Student Evaluation of Lecturers - What do Faculty Members Think about the Damage Caused by Teaching Surveys?," Higher Education Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(3), pages 12-21, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:hesjnl:v:9:y:2019:i:3:p:12-21
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    1. Eckhaus, Eyal & Iholkina, Vasylyna & Shkolnik, Eleonora, 2022. "The impact of healthcare executive seniority on implementation of innovative methods of diagnosis and prevention," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 126(10), pages 996-1001.
    2. Eyal Eckhaus & Nitza Davidovitch, 2022. "Economies of Scale Through E-Teaching in the Post-COVID Era – Students’ Improvements Recommendations Using Mixed Methods Design," International Journal of Higher Education, Sciedu Press, vol. 11(3), pages 1-67, June.

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    Keywords

    higher education; teaching; teaching evaluation; performance;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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