Reference table
Published course information and course choice
Four studies on what students do when they can see evaluation or grade data
A summary of four studies on how students choose courses and what happens when evaluation or grade information is published: Wilhelm and Comegys 2004, Babad, Darley and Kaplowitz 1999, Babad and Tayeb 2003, and Bar, Kadiyali and Zussman 2009 on Cornell's median grades. For QA offices and student unions deciding what to publish. Koji reports group student reasons into themes linked to quotes, which can be shared in place of score tables.
What's in this reference table
| Study | Design | Main finding |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm & Comegys 2004 | Conjoint survey of business students, campuses with and without published SET | Published evaluations weighed less in course choice |
| Babad, Darley & Kaplowitz 1999 | Content analysis of a student course guide, 215 courses | Humour and style predicted early-level ratings; academic content only at 400 level |
| Babad & Tayeb 2003 | Choice experiment with 1,007 advanced undergraduates | Learning value preferred most, lecturer style next; hard courses avoided |
| Bar, Kadiyali & Zussman 2009 | Cornell publishes median grades online; data from 1990 to 2004 | Students moved towards leniently graded courses |
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