Student Satisfaction with Teaching Scale

What it measures

Measures student satisfaction with the quality of university teaching across five dimensions drawn from Marsh's Students' Evaluations of Educational Quality (SEEQ) instrument. Captures perceived learning value, instructor enthusiasm, course organisation, group interaction quality, and individual rapport with the instructor. Widely used in teaching quality research, educational evaluation, and scholarship of teaching and learning.

Response format

Likert (1–5, very poor to excellent)

Representative items

• The instructor made the subject matter interesting and stimulating. (Enthusiasm)
• The course was well organised and coherently structured. (Organisation)
• I learned something that I consider valuable. (Learning/Value)
• Students were encouraged to participate in class discussions. (Group Interaction)
• The instructor was available and helpful during office hours. (Individual Rapport)

Usage notes & scoring

Each dimension scored as mean. Full SEEQ has 9 factors and 40 items — this short version captures the core teaching quality dimensions. Widely used in scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) research and in official university teaching evaluation systems. Marsh's SEEQ is among the most thoroughly validated teaching evaluation instruments globally.

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Citation

Marsh, H.W. (1982). SEEQ: A reliable, valid, and useful instrument for collecting students' evaluations of university teaching. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 52(1), 77–95.

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