TY  - JOUR
TI  - Student psychological need satisfaction and college teacher-course evaluations.
AU  - Filak, V.
AU  - Sheldon, K.
AB  - Two studies examined student psychological need satisfaction as a predictor of positive teacher-course evaluations. In Study 1, 268 undergraduates recalled and rated the quality of a recent important college course, then rated their feelings of autonomy, competence, and relatedness within that course. Consistent with self-determination theory, all three ratings predicted instructor and/or course ratings. Study 2 found the same pattern in a sample of 179 introductory journalism students nested within 12 sections of a single course. Study 2 also evaluated instructor characteristics as predictors of mean levels of student need satisfaction across the 12 classes. Although instructor age and overall teaching experience were unrelated to students' need satisfaction, greater experience teaching their particular class negatively predicted student autonomy and relatedness need satisfaction. Implications for pedagogical practice are discussed.
IS  - 3
JO  - Educational Psychology
PY  - 2003
SP  - 235
EP  - 247
UR  - www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0144341032000060084
VL  - 23
LA  - English
ER  -