Ranking of West German Universities and Colleges

Neidhardt, Friedhelm (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin);
SPIEGEL-Verlag, Hamburg
Judgement on learning conditions from the students´ perspective. Topics: Over-crowded and canceled courses; free choice of instructorsand examiners; possibility of personal counceling by instructors;judgement on professors´ preparation for their courses; possibility ofadvance ...
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1990,
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Students in their major subject in the 5th to 10th semester, who at the time had attended that particular university for at least one semester
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Probability; Sampling Procedure Comment: Random sample. Sample of 12 students from each of the 15 most
popular subjects at German universities.
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Judgement on learning conditions from the students´ perspective. Topics: Over-crowded and canceled courses; free choice of instructorsand examiners; possibility of personal counceling by instructors;judgement on professors´ preparation for their courses; possibility ofadvance or follow-up work for courses during semester breaks;explanation of exam results and homework by the instructors;instructors´ consideration of students´ suggestions or stimulus;conveying recent research results in courses; clear explanation oftechnical concepts; instructors with a particular reputation in area ofspecialization; orientation of courses available along professionalexperience; availability of relevant books in the university library;judgement on study surroundings and study rooms in institutes anddepartments; most important work areas and materials for work as wellas their availability to the students; judgement on the currency ofbooks and equipment in study areas; judgement on individual care ofstudents during exercises; preferred city in which to first take upstudies; cost of student housing per square meter; hourly wage forstudent jobs; study at other universities; number of semesters;expected grades in final exams.
Update Metadata: 2022-02-21 | Issue Number: 97 | Registration Date: 2010-07-22