TY - JOUR
T1 - Developmental aspects in students' course selection
AU - Babad, Elisha
AU - Darley, John M.
AU - Kaplowitz, Henry
PY - 1999/3
Y1 - 1999/3
N2 - Types of information provided in a Student Course Guide to assist in course selection (CS) were content-analyzed. College courses (N = 215) were coded on 9 variables - instructor and course characteristics, subject matter descriptors, and a "criticism" dimension - and were correlated with postcourse student ratings of teaching (SRT). Analyses for course levels revealed a developmental trend, shifting from instructor humor and expressive style to learning value variables as predictors of SRT: (a) In 100-level courses, SRTs were predicted from course guide descriptions of instructor's humor. (b) In 200-level courses, SRTs were predicted by instructor's personality and expressive style. (c) In 300-level courses, lack of criticism was the major predictor, followed by "interesting course" and instructor's humor. (d) At 400-level courses, only academic types of CS information predicted SRTs - interesting readings, interesting course, and instructor's knowledge and expertise.
AB - Types of information provided in a Student Course Guide to assist in course selection (CS) were content-analyzed. College courses (N = 215) were coded on 9 variables - instructor and course characteristics, subject matter descriptors, and a "criticism" dimension - and were correlated with postcourse student ratings of teaching (SRT). Analyses for course levels revealed a developmental trend, shifting from instructor humor and expressive style to learning value variables as predictors of SRT: (a) In 100-level courses, SRTs were predicted from course guide descriptions of instructor's humor. (b) In 200-level courses, SRTs were predicted by instructor's personality and expressive style. (c) In 300-level courses, lack of criticism was the major predictor, followed by "interesting course" and instructor's humor. (d) At 400-level courses, only academic types of CS information predicted SRTs - interesting readings, interesting course, and instructor's knowledge and expertise.
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U2 - 10.1037/0022-0663.91.1.157
DO - 10.1037/0022-0663.91.1.157
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AN - SCOPUS:0033084378
SN - 0022-0663
VL - 91
SP - 157
EP - 168
JO - Journal of Educational Psychology
JF - Journal of Educational Psychology
IS - 1
ER -