TITLE:
The Relationship between Quality of Teaching and Student Evaluations: The Case of an Academic Course in Endocrinology
AUTHORS:
Gad Degani
KEYWORDS:
Student Satisfaction, Achievement in Endocrinology, Science Studies, Student Evaluations
JOURNAL NAME:
Voice of the Publisher,
Vol.2 No.3,
July
5,
2016
ABSTRACT: The purpose of the research was to examine the relationship between student attendance of lessons, success on exams, and student evaluations of teaching regarding courses taught by a lecturer in the field of endocrinology. The methodology consisted of recording attendance of lectures, examining exam results, and reviewing the results of the student evaluations of teaching. The results indicated significant differences in course attendance by department of study. In the animal sciences, only 57% of the students attended the lectures; in the nutrition department and the master’s degree program, the attendance rate was 87%. No significant difference was found between the grades of the animal science students who attended lectures and those of the students in the nutrition department and master’s-degree program (due to the similar and high attendance rates, they were considered as one group). The grades of the animal science students who did not attend lectures were significantly lower than those of the other groups (p