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Affirming, Maintaining Quality Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Perceptions on the Use of Student Evaluations for Quality Assurance in Teaching and Learning a Tertiary Institution - Couverture souple

Hall, Jennifer

 
9783838330495: Affirming, Maintaining Quality Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Perceptions on the Use of Student Evaluations for Quality Assurance in Teaching and Learning a Tertiary Institution
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3838330498 ISBN 13 : 9783838330495
Editeur : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Maintaining quality in educational institutions is no different from that of industry or business.In higher education this quality has become a priority as a result of the demands from internal and external stakeholders.Quality assurance mechanisms to measure the various operations and processes have increased. In measuring their core business that of teaching, administrators in higher education use students evaluations of faculty and instruction to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning.The primary purpose of this research was to explore students, lecturers and administrators perceptions on the purpose, usefulness and satisfaction with the evaluation process, and also to ascertain students views on the effectiveness of the instruction they received. Two focus group sessions comprising of six senior lecturers and four student union representatives were conducted. In measuring their core business, that of teaching, administrators in higher education use students evaluations of faculty and instruction to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning.Chief among the recommendations was a need to resensitise students, lecturers, and administrators about the process.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Maintaining quality in educational institutions is no different from that of industry or business.In higher education this quality has become a priority as a result of the demands from internal and external stakeholders.Quality assurance mechanisms to measure the various operations and processes have increased. In measuring their core business that of teaching, administrators in higher education use students evaluations of faculty and instruction to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning.The primary purpose of this research was to explore students, lecturers and administrators perceptions on the purpose, usefulness and satisfaction with the evaluation process, and also to ascertain students views on the effectiveness of the instruction they received. Two focus group sessions comprising of six senior lecturers and four student union representatives were conducted. In measuring their core business, that of teaching, administrators in higher education use students evaluations of faculty and instruction to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning.Chief among the recommendations was a need to resensitise students, lecturers, and administrators about the process.

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Éditeur
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3838330498
ISBN 13 
9783838330495
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
144
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