According to a Survey Done on Teaching Evaluations, Students' Motivation

question 40

Multiple Choice

According to a survey done on teaching evaluations, students' motivation to participate in teaching evaluations is impacted significantly by their expectation that they will be able to provide meaningful feedback. In other words, if they are going to expend the thought and effort to fill out evaluation forms, (1) Is the form designed to gather meaningful information? and (2) Do the students have enough information to form a meaningful opinion about the instruction? In terms of expectancy theory, students are concerned with ___________, or whether it is worth their efforts.

• A) valence
• B) reciprocity
• C) expectancy
• D) instrumentality
• E) synergy

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