Many colleges and universities have gone to an online system for evaluating teaching effectiveness.Although this process guarantees anonymity,the completion rate (percentage of students who fill out evaluations)has dropped.Which of the following is NOT a significant problem with low response rates in this situation?
A) Students who complete the survey may be different in significant ways from those who do not.
B) Students who do not complete the evaluations may end up taking the wrong classes.
C) Only students who like their instructors may complete the evaluations.
D) Instructors may not get accurate feedback about their teaching methods.

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Low response rates may lead to inaccurate feedback, biased responses from only certain types of students, and an inability to identify problems with teaching methods. However, students who do not complete the evaluations taking the wrong classes is not a direct consequence of low response rates in online teaching evaluations.

Many Colleges and Universities Have Gone to an Online System