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Applying Regression Discontinuity Design in Institutional Research
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Flaster, Allyson; DesJardins, Stephen L. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2014
The goal of this chapter is to provide a brief introduction to one of the most rigorous nonexperimental analytical methods currently employed by education researchers: regression discontinuity.
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Institutional Research, Educational Research, Research Problems
Clearing the AIR about the Use of Self-Reported Gains in Institutional Research
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Gonyea, Robert M.; Miller, Angie – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2011
Correlations between self-reported learning gains and direct, longitudinal measures that ostensibly correspond in content area are generally inadequate. This chapter clarifies that self-reported measures of learning are more properly used and interpreted as evidence of students' perceived learning and affective outcomes. In this context, the…
Descriptors: Evidence, College Students, Institutional Research, Social Desirability
Student Ratings: Validity, Utility, and Controversy.
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Kulik, James A. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2001
Reviews the conclusions about student ratings of teacher effectiveness on which most experts agree, cites some of the main sources of support for these conclusions, and discusses some dissenting opinions and the research support for those opinions. (EV)
Descriptors: Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Research, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Test Validity
Looking for Bias in All the Wrong Places: A Search for Truth or a Witch Hunt in Student Ratings of Instruction?
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Theall, Michael; Franklin, Jennifer – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2001
Discusses some of the most common myths about student ratings of teacher effectiveness and looks at the evidence from research on these issues; concludes that student ratings can provide powerful and useful information. Offers recommendations on the proper implementation, interpretation, and use of such evaluations. (EV)
Descriptors: Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Research, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Test Bias
Improving Judgments about Teaching Effectiveness Using Teacher Rating Forms.
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Abrami, Philip C. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2001
Critically examines five issues surrounding the use of student evaluations of teaching for summative decisions: current practices, validity concerns, improving the reporting of results, improving the decision-making process, and incorporating validity estimates into the decision-making process. Concludes with a list of recommendations for…
Descriptors: Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Summative Evaluation
Can We Put Precision into Practice? Commentary and Thoughts Engendered by Abrami's "Improving Judgments about Teaching Effectiveness Using Teacher Rating Forms."
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Theall, Michael – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2001
Responds to Abrami's proposals in "Improving Judgments about Teaching Effectiveness Using Teacher Rating Forms." Draws from comments made by members of an American Education Research Association special interest group and offers a personal perspective. (EV)
Descriptors: Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Summative Evaluation
Improving Judgments about Teaching Effectiveness: How To Lie without Statistics.
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Abrami, Philip C. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2001
Preceding articles in this issue, "Improving Judgments about Teaching Effectiveness Using Teacher Rating Forms" (Abrami) and "Can We Put Precision into Practices? Commentary and Thoughts Engendered by Abrami's 'Improving Judgments about Teacher Effectiveness Using Teacher Rating Forms,'" offered: (1) Abrami's proposals to…
Descriptors: Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Summative Evaluation
Alumni Studies as Instruments of Public Policy: The U.S. Experience
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Ewell, Peter T. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2005
This chapter discusses the evolution of alumni studies in the United States and how alumni data can be used to inform public policy.
Descriptors: Public Policy, Alumni, Graduate Surveys, College Outcomes Assessment