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Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education

Volume 33, Issue 1, 2008

Attractiveness, easiness and other issues: student evaluations of professors on Ratemyprofessors.com

Attractiveness, easiness and other issues: student evaluations of professors on Ratemyprofessors.com

DOI:
10.1080/02602930601122803
James Feltona*, Peter T. Kopera, John Mitchella & Michael Stinsona

pages 45-61

Available online: 11 Dec 2007

Abstract

Felton et al. (20049. Felton , J. , Mitchell , J. and Stinson , M. 2004 . Web‐based student evaluation of professors: the relations between perceived quality, easiness and sexiness . Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education , 29 ( 1 ) : 91 – 108 .
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) 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.

 

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  • Available online: 11 Dec 2007

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  • a Central Michigan University, USA

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