Online Student Evaluations and Response Rates Reconsidered
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The increased adoption of online student evaluations from 2% in 2000 to almost 33% in 2005 by a variety of institutions reporting to Brigham Young University's Online Student Evaluation of Teaching in Higher Education (OnSET) Web resource has not been without controversy. The major concern voiced about online course evaluations is reduced response rates from the students. However, our experience with online student course evaluations suggests that such concerns mask a more pressing problem. A diminished response rate to course evaluations has less to do with the method of distribution than it does with faculty and student engagement, particularly since engagement reflects the efficacy of evaluation.
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