Monday, January 29, 2007
Student Evaluations Worthless Click Here
This is a link to an article Inside Higher Education. The article discusses the work of economists at Ohio State University who "found a strong correlation between grades in a course and reviews of professors, such that it is clear that students are rewarding those who reward them."
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So, the lesson is to make students think that they will receive high grades prior to the evaluations. Then, make the final very hard so you get a normal distribution.
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