Does instructor evaluation by students using a WEB-based questionnaire impact instructor performance?

Background: Student feedback is a valuable method to evaluate the quality of education. Using a WEB-based questionnaire, the objective of this study was to evaluate the factors that may affect the ratings given by the students and the impact of those ratings on the instructor's teaching performance.

Methods: The questionnaire was organized into four areas: containment, presentation skills, measurement and assessment, and communication skills.