Evaluation of Teaching Practices
Evaluation of Teaching Practices is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 39.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores various aspects of teaching and learning in higher education, including student evaluations, approaches to learning, teaching effectiveness, learning environments, pedagogical training, scholarship of teaching, inquiry-based learning, faculty development, and student perceptions. The papers address the challenges and opportunities in enhancing the quality of teaching and learning experiences in higher education.
- Student Evaluations
- Approaches to Learning
- Teaching Effectiveness
- Higher Education
- Learning Environments
- Pedagogical Training
- Scholarship of Teaching
- Inquiry-based Learning
- Faculty Development
- Student Perceptions
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 39.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +4% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Evaluation of Teaching Practices research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1k and 229 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1k works
- 2 United Kingdom 229 works
- 3 Australia 157 works
- 4 Canada 131 works
- 5 China 114 works
- 6 Germany 70 works
- 7 India 61 works
- 8 South Africa 60 works
- 9 Spain 50 works
- 10 Norway 41 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Evaluation of Teaching Practices research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Purdue University West Lafayette publishes the most Evaluation of Teaching Practices research, followed by University of Toronto and Rowan University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States 14 works
- 2 University of TorontoCanada 13 works
- 3 Rowan UniversityUnited States 13 works
- 4 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 13 works
- 5 University of Hong KongHong Kong 11 works
- 6 The University of MelbourneAustralia 11 works
- 7 Deakin UniversityAustralia 10 works
- 8 University of GlasgowUnited Kingdom 10 works
- 9 Arizona State UniversityUnited States 10 works
- 10 Swinburne University of TechnologyAustralia 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Evaluation of Teaching Practices?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Evaluation of Teaching Practices include Herbert W. Marsh, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie and William G. Tierney.
- 1 Herbert W. Marsh Australia 4.6k citations
- 2 Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie United States 2.6k citations
- 3 William G. Tierney United States 2.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Evaluation of Teaching Practices research done?
The largest centres of Evaluation of Teaching Practices research in 2022–2025 are Melbourne (Australia), London (United Kingdom), Brisbane (Australia) and Toronto (Canada).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Melbourne Australia 45 works
- 2 London United Kingdom 35 works
- 3 Brisbane Australia 26 works
- 4 Toronto Canada 23 works
- 5 Beijing China 20 works
- 6 Atlanta United States 19 works
- 7 Sydney Australia 18 works
- 8 Washington D.C. United States 17 works
- 9 New York United States 17 works
- 10 Singapore Singapore 15 works
Where is the best place to study Evaluation of Teaching Practices?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Hong Kong, Rowan University and Deakin University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Hong KongHong Kong | 63.6 | 77.3% | 4.9× | 11 | -22.8% |
| 2 | Rowan UniversityUnited States | 54.4 | 21.4% | 43.5× | 13 | +6.2% |
| 3 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 54.1 | 47.2% | 8.6× | 10 | -18.6% |
| 4 | Auburn UniversityUnited States | 50.9 | 29.7% | 10.8× | 9 | +51.1% |
| 5 | The University of MelbourneAustralia | 50.2 | 53.4% | 4.2× | 10 | +39.8% |
| 6 | Arizona State UniversityUnited States | 47.5 | 36.6% | 5.8× | 10 | +78.3% |
| 7 | University of TorontoCanada | 47.1 | 30.7% | 3.6× | 13 | +44.2% |
| 8 | Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States | 45.0 | 17.8% | 5.5× | 14 | +35.7% |
| 9 | Swinburne University of TechnologyAustralia | 39.9 | 10.9% | 14.2× | 10 | -26.5% |
| 10 | University of GlasgowUnited Kingdom | 39.5 | 21.8% | 6.7× | 10 | +7.4% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Evaluation of Teaching Practices research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Evaluation of Teaching Practices.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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