Feedback expectancy and shifts in student ratings of college faculty

Abstract

Studied the effects of college student evaluations on faculty performance. 10 professors in a feedback condition received the results of student evaluations (15 classes), collected midway through the semester, whereas 9 professors in the control condition had all feedback withheld (12 classes). Results indicate significantly greater increments in performance between midterm evaluations and evaluations collected at the end of the term in the feedback condition. Implications of these results for utilization of student evaluations are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)