Student Evaluations Viewed as a Group Process Factor
- 1 March 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 120 (2) , 183-190
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.1986.9712627
Abstract
Student evaluations were examined as a special case of more general interpersonal attraction theory. Evaluations were hypothesized to be a negative quadratic function of the discrepancy between grade expected and grade received. Three groups—negative discrepancy, zero discrepancy, and positive discrepancy—were used. The results supported the hypothesis.Keywords
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