Students' Evaluation of Teaching at a Large Italian University: Measurement Scale Validation

This paper aims to verify the measurement capacity of the tool for teaching assessment at the University of Padua (Italy). The study is part of a project of improvement of the academic educational innovation and the quality of academic teaching: an evaluative research approach allows, indeed, reflection on teaching practice useful to share problems and find common solutions. The focus of this work is on contents and characteristics of statistical validity and reliability of the instrument used at Padua University, in the online survey to measure students' opinion on didactic activities (first-cycle, second-cycle, and single-cycle degree courses).