Abstract:
Whether students’ evaluations of teaching result in effective teaching and learning is a contentious
issue for some time. The study was sparked by the need to examine perceptions of students towards
evaluations of lecturers. The study was also triggered by the necessity to establish impact of student
evaluations on teaching and learning effectiveness at Chinhoyi University. In order to fulfil this
objective, case study descriptive research design was adopted. The population of the study
composed of Chinhoyi University students particularly from School of Entrepreneurship and
Business Management. The sample composed sixty-seven students undertaking E-Business
course. The research employed stratified sampling since the course is undertaken by different
faculties. Data was gathered using semi-structured and unstructured questionnaires. Findings of
the study confirmed that the adoption of student evaluations on lecturers had no significant impact
in terms of improvement in teaching and learning. Therefore, the study recommends the university
to use multiple methods of evaluating lecturers’ teaching. Secondly, evaluation of lecturers should
be conducted during the semester and not left at the end of it, in order to have positive impact on
teaching and learning.
