期刊刊名：育達科大學報 　 卷期：36期

篇名出版日期：2013年12月1日

作者：鄧樹楨,張清淵,曾淑穎, S.J. Jerome Teng, Ching-Yuan Chang, Shu-Yin Tseng

語言：English

關鍵字：Course and Teaching Evaluation(CTE),Mindless Phenomenon,higher education,高等教育,課程與教學評鑑(CTE),不用心現象

被點閱次數：8次

閱讀時間：104sec

摘要：
Course and Teaching Evaluations (CTE) performed by students have been widely used in higher education. The CTE method is now recognized as an important tool for accountability and quality assurance in education. The CTE can help teachers to improve their teaching effectiveness through students ＇ feedback. In the mean time, CTEs have also encountered many criticisms of its shortcomings, downsides, and inaccuracy. The most common criticism is that high CTE ratings reflect lenient grading and grade inflation. Another related shortcoming is that CTEs tend to encourage instructors to make their course easier and less challenging in order to keep the students happy. Teachers usually can raise their CTE ratings by simply becoming accommodating, undemanding, and personable, because the ratings often reflect students＇ emotional experiences in the course. These effectively make the CTE a personality and popularity contest in an attempt to turn disgruntled students into friendly ones. As a consequence of these and other factors, students＇ rating behavior and pattern in CTE is an interesting area to investigate. Through examining actual CTE data at a technological university in northern Taiwan, we have found a previously unknown but significant phenomenon that undercuts the reliability and accuracy of CTE. Many students tend to give the same ratings to all questions as though it is a mindless operation. In this paper, we report the extent and significance of this so-called mindless phenomenon based on detailed CTE data. The findings of this mindless phenomenon are illustrated by using graphical bar charts. Its likely cause, implication, and potential remedy are discussed.

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