Meta-evaluation viewpoints on curriculum evaluation of engineering education: evidence from a north university of Taiwan

According to The Program Evaluation Standards (1994) published by The Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation (JCSEE), this study performs a meta-evaluation on the teaching feedback questionnaire (Appendix I) of Ming Chuan University (MCU), Taiwan, through questionnaire analysis in terms of the appropriateness and the indication of the questionnaire items. The participants of this study were first- to third-year undergraduate students from the computer science department at MCU, Taiwan. The questionnaires were distributed to a total of 231 anonymous students in six classes and 95% valid questionnaires were returned. The conclusions are as follows: 1) the attendance is highly related to conscientiousness and certainty; 2) conscientiousness is related to certainty at the significant level; 3) the teaching feedback questionnaire of MCU are not strongly representing the appropriateness and indication; and 4) teaching method and teaching effectiveness of appropriateness and indication are highly correlated.