Attractiveness, Easiness, and Other Issues: Student Evaluations of Professors on RateMyProfessors.com
28 Pages Posted: 24 Jul 2006
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Attractiveness, Easiness, and Other Issues: Student Evaluations of Professors on RateMyProfessors.com
Attractiveness, Easiness, and Other Issues: Student Evaluations of Professors on Ratemyprofessors.Com
Attractiveness, Easiness, and Other Issues: Student Evaluations of Professors on RateMyProfessors.com
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
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