Confirmatory factor analyses of Chinese students' evaluations of university teaching |
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| Authors: | Herbert W Marsh Kit‐Tai Hau Choi‐Man Chung Teresa L P Siu |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Education , University of Western Sydney , Macarthur, P.O. Box 555, Macarthur, Campbelltown, New South Wales, 2560, Australia E-mail: h.marsh@uws.edu.au;2. Faculty of Education , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , |
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| Abstract: | Chinese University of Hong Kong students (N = 844) selected a “good” and a “poor” teacher, and rated each using a Chinese translation of the Students' Evaluations of Educational Quality (SEEQ) instrument. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models, based on a 3 × 2 design, were constructed to test the invariance of the SEEQ factor structure across 3 discipline groups (a between‐group comparison of ratings by students in arts, social sciences, and education; in business administration; and in engineering, medicine, and science) and across ratings of good and poor teachers (via within‐subjects comparison). The selected model imposed between‐group invariance constraints on factor loadings, factor correlations, and factor variances across the 3 discipline groups and within‐subjects invariance constraints on factor loadings across ratings of good and poor teachers. The results support the use of SEEQ in this Chinese setting, demonstrating the generality of North American research findings and the usefulness of CFA in this research area. |
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