Zeitschrift für Hochschuldidaktik Nr. 1999/2
Medicine Study 2000
Alternatives for Learning and Assessment, Teaching and Evaluation
Christiane SPIEL | Martin GÖSSLER (Graz, Austria)
Universal Criteria of Teaching Effectiveness - A Fiction?
Summary
The present study was stimulated by the fact that in Austria students 'evaluation of courses is regulated by law.The study deals with two questions, (1) what dimensions students representatively selected for the whole university use to evaluate courses, and (2) whether one and the same instrument can applied for all courses, that is, whether there exist universal criteria of teaching effectivness. In particular, we investigated whether the factor structure based on individual students 'ratings can be replicated in each of the faculties. In addition, we tried to replicate the factor structure based on individual students' ratings using mean ratings of the courses. 756 students from 66 courses at the university of Vienna were presented with a new evaluation instrument.
Courses were selected based on a stratified research design. The four factors identified using the original total sample data could be replicated on the basis of courses 'means. In contrast, the factor structure is only partly stable across the faculties. However, the significant factor Didactic Competence of the Professor could be replicated in all faculties under study. The discussion focuses on consequences for the evaluation of courses.
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