Morstain, B. R. (1977). Relationship of student and instructor educational orientations with course ratings. Journal of Educational Psychology, 69(4), 388-398.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.69.4.388
In a study with 359 undergraduates and 9 university faculty members, student and instructor educational orientations were examined in relation to course ratings in 9 classes. With 4 rating dimension scales (i.e., Teacher–Student Relationships, Course Objectives and Organization, Quality of Lectures, and Quality of Reading Assignments—Student Instructional Report), multiple regression analyses yielded an overall R–2 of 10 to 28%; instructor orientations were relatively more useful than student orientations in the regression equations. Spearman rhos between a measure of class–instructor orientation disparity and ratings were not significant. However, the negative sign of these coefficients is consistent with the congruence hypothesis of a person–environment interaction model. Discussion centers on the need for further study of student and instructor orientations and their "fit" in relation to outcomes for students. (28 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)