The Impact of Student Evaluations on Teaching Behaviour

Project Description

This project examines the extent to which teaching practices are currently informed by learner feedback in New Zealand. Data will be gathered from teaching staff at three New Zealand organisations by way of questionnaire and interviews to elicit teachers’ perspectives of and responses to learner evaluations. From these data recommendations will be made in relation to institutional practices, reporting mechanisms, and tertiary teacher professional development that focus on evaluation processes, to optimise learning outcomes for all students.

Project Team

(Left to right)

• Lynley Deaker, University of Otago
• Dr Sarah Stein (Contact Project Leader), University of Otago
• Dr Trudy Harris, The University of Waikato
• Dorothy Spiller, University of Waikato
• Jo Kennedy, University of Otago
• Stuart Terry, Otago Polytechnic

Project Funding

$132,727 GST exc.

Key Dates

• Project commences: early 2010
• Expected project completion: late 2011 

 Project Outputs

Presentation given at the 2011 Ako Aotearoa Research in Progress Colloquium

Presentation about the project at the Ako Aotearoa Research in Progress Colloquium 2010 (click on ppt image to left)