Cashin's Variables to Watch (that may influence) Instructor/Course Evaluations
(and sample questions)
- Level of the Course
This course is a _____ level course:
A: 100 level.
B: 200 level.
C: 300 level.
D: 400 level.
E: 500 & 600 level.
F: 700 level.
- Academic Discipline
Student's major is best described by which category:
A: Business.
B: Education.
C: Humanities.
D: Fine Arts.
E: Science.
F: Social & Behavioral Sciences.
G: Other
- Expected Grades
Entering the course:
A: I expected to earn a course grade of A.
B: I expected to earn a course grade of B.
C: I expected to earn a course grade of C.
D: I expected to earn a course grade of D.
E: I expected to earn a course grade of F.
- Student Motivation
I had a strong desire to take this course.
A: Definitely false.
B: More false than true.
C: In between.
D: More true than false.
E: Definitely true.
I worked harder on this course than on most courses I have taken.
A: Definitely false.
B: More false than true.
C: In between.
D: More true than false.
E: Definitely true.
I really wanted to take this course from this instructor.
A: Definitely false.
B: More false than true.
C: In between.
D: More true than false.
E: Definitely true.
I really wanted to take this course regardless of who taught it.
A: Definitely false.
B: More false than true.
C: In between.
D: More true than false.
E: Definitely true.
* Departments are advised to monitor correlations between these variables and teacher/course evaluation scores.
