How were items on the student rating form developed?
In 1995, President Rex Lee commissioned a committee to begin work on a new BYU student rating form. The committee was chaired by Lee Hendrix of the Statistics Department and consisted of faculty, students, and administrators. Additional efforts built on the work of this committee. An in-depth analysis was conducted on the research on teaching and learning, the research on student ratings of instruction, and specific BYU needs. From this analysis, essential categories of student rating items were identified. Within each category, items were chosen to best represent the category and align with BYU needs. Categories that were most important to teaching and learning (as indicated by the research) were given more items. Research was conducted on the form, including inter-item correlations and factor analyses. Versions of the form were reviewed and approved two separate times by the Faculty Advisory Council. Outside experts were consulted on the content and layout of the form. Finally, the f
