T~ent_ITIONALLY CAMPUS-BASED COURSES rely on stuevaluations to provide instructors with feedback about their .~ teaching effectiveness. However, current student evaluations of teaching instruments do not adequately assess many of the essential constmctivist-based teaching practices recommended for quality online learning experiences. One of the best known summaries of research-based instructional practices is the widely disseminated Seven Principles of Effective Teaching authored by Chickering and Gamson (1987). The majority of learner-centered instructional practices which comprise the Seven Principles framework are clearly focused on constmctivist-based teaching practices. This study was an initial effort toward the development of a student evaluation of online teaching instrument based on the Seven Principles framework.