Students' Evaluations of Educational Quality (SEEQ, Marsh)
EducationReliability: alphas 0.88–0.97 across 9 factors3 sample items
About this scale
A 35-item student-rating instrument measuring nine dimensions of teaching effectiveness: learning/value, instructor enthusiasm, organization, group interaction, individual rapport, breadth of coverage, examinations/grading, assignments, and workload/difficulty.
Sample item(s)
“You found the course intellectually challenging and stimulating.”
“Instructor's explanations were clear.”
“Instructor encouraged class discussion.”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alphas 0.88–0.97 across 9 factors. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
The most validated student-evaluation-of-teaching instrument; widely replicated.
Source & citation
Marsh, H. W. (1982): SEEQ: A reliable, valid and useful instrument for collecting students' evaluations of university teaching. British Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 77–95.
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