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Myths and Realities: An Examination of Course Evaluations in Higher Education

June 22, 2022

While the questions, scales, methods for administration and weights applied to student ratings of instruction may vary significantly from campus to campus, the political nature of course evaluations and concerns about student biases are fairly consistent.

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Myths and Realities: An Examination of Course Evaluations in Higher Education