Teacher and Student Attitudes toward Student Ratings of Instruction in Teachers Colleges

The research methods were personal interview and mailing questionnaire survey. The subjects were the officers, faculty, and students at each school.

Of nine teaches colleges, five have required all faculty to do the student ratings in the course they teach; the rest of them take student ratings as an option for their faculty. Eighty three percents of teachers agree with that students have the right to evaluate the course they takes. More than 90% students think students should be allowed to evaluate their teachers’ performance in the classes.