Stack S. "Research productivity and student evaluation of teaching in social science classes: A research note" RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION 44 (5): 539-556 OCT 2003

[Eugene Garfield]

Steven Stack : aa1051 at wayne.edu

TITLE               Research productivity and student evaluation of teaching in social science classes: A research note
AUTHOR          Stack S
JOURNAL        RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION  44 (5): 539-556 OCT 2003


 Document type: Article     Language: English    Cited References: 53    Times Cited: 0



Abstract:
Research on the relationship between research productivity and student evaluations of teaching (SETs) has been marked by several
shortcomings. First, research typically fails to check and adjust for nonlinear distributions in research productivity. Since approximately 15% of
researchers account for most articles and citations (e.g., Zuckerman, H., Handbook of Sociology, Sage Publications, Newbury Park, CA, pp.
511-574, 1988), this failure might explain weak or nonsignificant findings in some of the past research. Second, the unit of analysis is typically
the instructor, not the class. Since top researchers might disproportionately teach small classes at the graduate level, and that SETs are usually
higher in such classes, the small relationships between research excellence and SETS found in previous research may be spurious. The present
study corrects for each of these issues. It analyzes data from 167 classes in the social sciences and on 65 faculty. The quality of research
productivity (raw citations/post-PhD year) is not related to SETs. However, when the distribution of citations is corrected for skewness, a
significant positive relationship between research productivity and SETs emerges. This relationship survives controls for course and instructor
characteristics, and holds for both the faculty member and the class as units of analysis. This is the first systematic investigation to demonstrate
a significant relationship between the quality of research (citations) and SETs.

Author Keywords:
student evaluations, faculty evaluation, research productivity, publishing, teaching

KeyWords Plus:
LIBERAL-ARTS-COLLEGE, PEER RATINGS, FACULTY, TEACHERS, PERSONALITY, UNIVERSITY, INSTRUCTOR, VALIDITY, COURSES,
SERVICE

Addresses:
Stack S, Wayne State Univ, Dept Criminal Justice, 2305 Fac Adm Bldg, Detroit, MI 48202 USA
Wayne State Univ, Dept Criminal Justice, Detroit, MI 48202 USA

Publisher:
KLUWER ACADEMIC-HUMAN SCIENCES PRESS, 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013-1578 USA

IDS Number:
723JU

ISSN:
0361-




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