Personality, Classroom Behavior, and Student Ratings of College Teaching Effectiveness: A Path Analysis.

Erdle, Stephen; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ321786

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Publication Date: 1985

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Personality, Classroom Behavior, and Student Ratings of College Teaching Effectiveness: A Path Analysis.

Erdle, Stephen; And Others

Journal of Educational Psychology, v77 n4 p394-407 Aug 1985

This study investigated how classroom teaching behavior mediates the relationship between personality and college teaching effectiveness. Instructional effectiveness was measured by end-of-term student ratings. Path analysis revealed that approximately half of the relationship between personality and teaching effectiveness was mediated by classroom behavior. (Author/DWH)

Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, College Faculty, Higher Education, Models, Path Analysis, Personality Traits, Predictor Variables, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Effectiveness, Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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