Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2115/56831

JaLCDOI : 10.14943/J.HighEdu.21.29

The purpose of this study was to determine directions for improvement of teaching based on analysis of student course evaluations. The data analyzed were students’ ratings of courses at Seoul National University, Korea, from 2008 to 2011 (7 semesters). The contents of the research conducted were: 1) comparison of course evaluation items, 2) comparison of all, core and major courses, 3) comparison of core liberal arts, general liberal arts and foundation studies, 4) comparison within the teaching method category of all, core and major courses, 5) comparison within the teaching method categories of core liberal arts, general liberal arts, and foundation studies, and 6) correlation analysis ( ① correlations between individual questions on satisfaction and the average course satisfaction, ② correlations between students’ grades and satisfaction with courses.) The results of this study were as follows. First, inadequacies of the course evaluation questionnaire showed the need for overall modifications to the questionnaire. Second, the clear decrease of satisfaction with core courses specifically indicated the need for improvement of this category. Third, in-depth analysis of the issues with core courses, foundation studies scored the lowest. Fourth, the necessity for improvements of the teaching method category was raised.