A Study on the Variables Affecting the Evaluation of Lectures - Focusing on Liberal Arts Education

Yoon, Eu-Gene

Korean Journal of General Education 2018;12(5):185-210.
Published online October 30, 2018.

Eu-Gene Yoon

강의평가에 영향을 미치는 변인 연구

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to suggest a new direction for the university’s general education curriculum evaluation policy by examining effects of students, professors, and class variables on lecture evaluation by students in liberal arts college. The materials are from students evaluation held in the second semester of K-university in 2017. The results of this study were as follows: First, the lecture evaluation showed a significant difference according to the number of students. Second, the lecture evaluation was significantly lower in male professors with tenure higher career experience than professors who did not. Third, the lecture evaluation between academic departments was different in the class variables. In particular, the lower field is a required course as a science and technology course, and the lecture evaluation of E-learning type is low. These results were also routinely analyzed by multiple regression analysis and analysis of the top 10% and the bottom 10% of the lecture.

Key Words: liberal arts college, lecture evaluation, student variables, professor variables, class variables