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Analysis of average SET scores from 364 courses taught across three consecutive fall terms tested whether shifting all course forms to online in year 3 changed response rates or average scores. Controlling for instructor effects, face-to-face classes showed declining response rates when SETs were administered only online. 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Stanny1 and James E. Arruda2\n1 Center for University Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, University of West Florida\n2 Department of Psychology, University of West Florida\nAuthor Note\nData collection and preliminary analysis were sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Student Assessment of Instruction Task Force. Portions of these findings were presented as a poster at the 2016 National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Pete Beach, Florida, United States. We have no conflicts of interest to disclose.\nCorrespondence concerning this article should be addressed to Claudia J. Stanny, Center for University Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, University of West Florida, Building 53, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, FL 32514, United States. Email: cstanny@institution.edu\n\u000f\nAbstract\nWhen institutions administer student evaluations of teaching (SETs) online, response rates are lower relative to paper-based administration. We analyzed average SET scores from 364 courses taught during the fall term in 3 consecutive years to determine whether administering SET forms online for all courses in the 3rd year changed the response rate or the average SET score. To control for instructor characteristics, we based the data analysis on courses for which the same instructor taught the course in each of three successive fall terms. Response rates for face-to-face classes declined when SET administration occurred only online. Although average SET scores were reliably lower in Year 3 than in the previous 2 years, the magnitude of this change was minimal (0.11 on a five-item Likert-like scale). We discuss practical implications of these findings for interpretation of SETs and the role of SETs in the evaluation of teaching quality.\nKeywords: college teaching, student evaluations of teaching, online administration, response rate, assessment\n\u000f\nComparison of Student Evaluations of Teaching With Online and Paper-Based Administration\nStudent ratings and evaluations of instruction have a long history as sources of information about teaching quality (Berk, 2013). Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) often play a significant role in high-stakes decisions about hiring, promotion, tenure, and teaching awards. As a result, researchers have examined the psychometric properties of SETs and the possible impact of variables such as race, gender, age, course difficulty, and grading practices on average student ratings (Griffin et al., 2014; Nulty, 2008; Spooren et al., 2013). They have also examined how decision makers evaluate SET scores (Boysen, 2015a, 2015b; Boysen et al., 2014; Dewar, 2011). In the last 20 years, considerable attention has been directed toward the consequences of administering SETs online (Morrison, 2011; Stowell et al., 2012) because low response rates may have implications for how decision makers should interpret SETs.\nOnline Administration of Student Evaluations\nAdministering SETs online creates multiple benefits. Online administration enables instructors to devote more class time to instruction (vs. administering paper-based forms) and can improve the integrity of the process. Students who are not pressed for time in class are more likely to reflect on their answers and write more detailed comments (Morrison, 2011; Stowell et al., 2012; Venette et al., 2010). Because electronic aggregation of responses bypasses the time-consuming task of transcribing comments (sometimes written in challenging handwriting), instructors can receive summary data and verbatim comments shortly after the close of the term instead of weeks or months into the following term.\nDespite the many benefits of online administration, instructors and students have expressed concerns about online administration of SETs. Students have expressed concern that their responses are not confidential when they must use their student identification number to log int","cbCaigT6Gf1nE2zC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigT6Gf1nE2zC","docx",97726,19,"English","# Abstract\n# Online Administration of Student Evaluations\n# Effects of Format on Response Rates and Student Evaluation Scores\n# Discussion and Practical Implications","[{\"question\":\"How does online administration affect SET response rates compared with paper-based administration?\",\"answer\":\"Online administration is associated with lower response rates than paper-based administration, and the study observed response rate declines when administration occurred only online.\"},{\"question\":\"Does switching to online SET forms change the average SET scores?\",\"answer\":\"The study found average SET scores were reliably lower in the third year after switching to online administration, though the magnitude of the change was minimal.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the researchers control for instructor-related differences?\",\"answer\":\"They analyzed courses where the same instructor taught in each of three successive fall terms, reducing the influence of instructor characteristics on comparisons.\"}]","Comparison of Student Evaluations of Teaching With Online and Paper-Based Administration | DOCX",1788154699,7]