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Identifying potential biasing variables in student evaluation of teaching in a newly accredited business program in the UAE

Masood A. Badri (College of Business and Economics, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates)
Mohamed Abdulla (College of Business and Economics, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates)
Mohammed A. Kamali (College of Education, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates)
Hamzeh Dodeen (Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates)

International Journal of Educational Management

ISSN: 0951-354X

Publication date: 1 January 2006

Abstract

Purpose

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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of many factors on student evaluation of teaching.

Design/methodology/approach

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The study analyzed 3,185 student evaluations of faculty from a newly accredited business program at the United Arab Emirates University using univariate and multi‐analysis of variance (ANOVA and MANOVA).

Findings

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The findings support previous research regarding the existence of potential biasing factors. The results indicate that expected grade, actual grade, course level, class size, course timing, student gender and course subject significantly affect student evaluation of teaching.

Originality/value

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Comparing individual faculty ratings regardless of other factors might not be fair. Our findings support the call of other researchers that ignoring these other factors may bias or make questionable the validity of student evaluation of teaching as a means of performance appraisal of faculty. Because of the possible existence of biasing factors in SET, there is a need to supplement it with other measures of teaching effectiveness

Keywords

  • Students
  • Teachers
  • Job evaluation
  • Bias
  • United Arab Emirates

Citation

Badri, M., Abdulla, M., Kamali, M. and Dodeen, H. (2006), "Identifying potential biasing variables in student evaluation of teaching in a newly accredited business program in the UAE", International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 43-59. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513540610639585

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