Evaluation of teaching performance by university students of social and administrative sciences: a comparative study

The purpose of this study is to measure higher education students' perceptions of their teachers' performance, as well as to analyze differences by sex, age, type of degree , and academic stage . To this end, the responses of 1,422 students from a higher education institution in northwestern Mexico who completed the EEDDocente 2023-1 were analyzed. The properties of the instrument's measurement model were verified. In this sense, the original three-factor model was reconfigured by a two-factor solution. The two-factor model explains 68% of the observed variance and has adequate fit indices ( x 2 = 2,661.58, df = 989, p < 0.0, CFI = 0.995, TLI = 0.995, GFI = 0.993, NFI = 0.993, RMSEA = 0.034 [IC 95% = 0.033–0.035], SRMR = 0.051). The measurement model was also found to be invariant across the grouping variables. Overall, the items had high mean scores (mean > 3), suggesting that students perceived their teachers as highly effective. Significant differences ( p < 0.01) were reported between participants' scores based on their age and academic stage ; however, the effect size was low (η2 < 0.10). Finally, the contributions, scope, and limitations of the study are discussed.