Publication: Journal of Economic Education
Volume: Volume 15, No. 1
Issue: Winter 1984
Pages: pp. 40-45
Author(s): Michael E. Wetzstein, Josef M. Broder, and Gene Wilson
Title: Bayesian Inference and Student Evaluations of Teachers and Courses
Abstract: In comparing student ratings of teacher performance, instructor evaluations at the beginning of the course are needed, according to the authors. Without such prior information, student assessment of teachers at the end of the course may not be valid.