Students’ Evaluations of University Teaching: Dimensionality, Reliability, Validity, Potential Biases and Usefulness
Published 3 June 2007
Herbert W. Marsh
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Students’ evaluations of teaching effectiveness (SETs) have been the topic of considerable interest and a great deal of research in North America and, increasingly, universities all over the world. Research reviewed here indicated that SETs are:
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