title: A Multivariate Analysis of Selected Class Characteristic and Student Rating of Instruction.
abstract: This study examined the relationship between selected class characteristics and student ratings of instructors. A large number of classes (N = 1247)and students (over 33,000) a t a large Midwestern University provided the data for this study. The results indicated that the class characteristics that had the strongest influence on the results of instructor ratings were the grades expected by students and the percentage of students in the class taking the course as an elective.
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authors.lastname: Pohlmann