The relationship between instructor and course characteristics and students' perception of instructional quality

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to determine the predictive value of course and instructor characteristics which has not been linked to student evaluations yet or expected to show a different pattern in Turkish higher education context for students' perception of instructors' effectiveness. These included class size, academic rank, instructors' workload, instructor's total number of students, instructor's gender and students' disciplines. According to the regression analysis, class size, instructors' total number of students, work load, year of experience and students' disciplines were predictive of students' perceptions of instructors' effectiveness. However, these effects were not consistent across disciplines and instructors' gender. (c) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.