Attractiveness, Easiness, and Other Issues: Student Evaluations of Professors on RateMyProfessors.com

28 Pages Posted: 24 Jul 2006

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James Felton

Central Michigan University - Department of Finance and Law

Peter T. Koper

Central Michigan University - Department of English Language & Literature

John B. Mitchell

Central Michigan University - Department of Finance and Law

Michael Stinson

Central Michigan University - Department of Computer Science

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Date Written: July 2006

Abstract

Felton, Mitchell and Stinson (2004) reported that web-based student evaluations of teaching (SET) demonstrated a student preference for course easiness and instructor sexiness. This study explores these same relationships with a larger and improved database. Results indicate even stronger relationships than previously reported. In addition, this study demonstrates significant cultural differences by institution and discipline in the relationships between quality, easiness, and hotness in web-based SET.

Keywords: teaching, evaluation, student opinion, grade inflation

JEL Classification: I21, J44, M51

Suggested Citation

Felton, James and Koper, Peter T. and Mitchell, John B. and Stinson, Michael, Attractiveness, Easiness, and Other Issues: Student Evaluations of Professors on RateMyProfessors.com (July 2006). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=918283 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.918283

James Felton (Contact Author)

Central Michigan University - Department of Finance and Law ( email )

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Peter T. Koper

Central Michigan University - Department of English Language & Literature ( email )

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United States

John B. Mitchell

Central Michigan University - Department of Finance and Law ( email )

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Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
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Michael Stinson

Central Michigan University - Department of Computer Science ( email )

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United States
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