Assessing the Contructs’ Validity and Reliability of Students’ Participation in Academics’ Performance Appraisals

Abstract

Despite the benefits derivable from integrating students in assessing the performances of academics in especially, higher education institutions (HEIs), studies on students’ participation in academics’ performance appraisal have been very limited, especially in the non-Western context. Previous studies conducted have either primarily concentrated on certain aspects of the academics’ job performance appraisal or fail to examine the capacity of these academics. For this reason, further contributions to
the body of knowledge in this area by attempting investigate the relevance of students in assessing academics’ performance especially professional competences become imperative. To achieve the objective of this study therefore, a pilot study was conducted which this paper reports the results. The essence of conducting the pilot study was to determine the validity and reliability of study constructs. The study was carried out at a Public HEI in Bauchi, Nigeria. 50 students were recruited through convenience sampling and were administered questionnaires. Among others, the results of the pilot study confirmed the validity and reliability of the instruments adapted and can be used in an empirical study.