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A Criterion-Referenced Approach to Student Ratings of Instruction
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Meyer, J. Patrick; Doromal, Justin B.; Wei, Xiaoxin; Zhu, Shi – Research in Higher Education, 2017
We developed a criterion-referenced student rating of instruction (SRI) to facilitate formative assessment of teaching. It involves four dimensions of teaching quality that are grounded in current instructional design principles: Organization and structure, Assessment and feedback, Personal interactions, and Academic rigor. Using item response…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Instructional Effectiveness, Course Evaluation
Noncognitive Predictors of Achievement in Introductory College Chemistry.
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House, J. Daniel – Research in Higher Education, 1995
A study investigated the predictive relationship between initial student attitudes, college admissions test scores, years of high school mathematics taken, and subsequent achievement in introductory college chemistry. Subjects were 179 college freshmen. Results indicated noncognitive variables such as initial attitudes were significant predictors…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
How "Good" Is Your Institution's Retention Rate?
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Astin, Alexander W. – Research in Higher Education, 1997
National longitudinal retention data on 52,898 students at 65 colleges and universities were used to generate formulas for estimating any institution's expected retention rate based on its students' high school grades, admission test scores, and racial and gender composition. Separate formulas were computed for estimating degree completion rates…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Entrance Examinations, Ethnic Groups, Grades (Scholastic)