Hot or Not: The Role of Instructor Quality and Gender on the Formation of Positive Illusions among Students Using RateMyProfessors.com

Autor/in	Theyson, Katherine C.
Titel	Hot or Not: The Role of Instructor Quality and Gender on the Formation of Positive Illusions among Students Using RateMyProfessors.com
Quelle	In: Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 20 (2015) 4, (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1531-7714
Schlagwörter	Teacher Effectiveness; Gender Differences; Teacher Characteristics; Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance; Attribution Theory; Response Style (Tests); Interpersonal Attraction; Visual Aids; Photography; Student Attitudes; Test Reliability; Online Surveys; College Faculty; College Students; Teacher Evaluation; Evaluation Methods; Evaluation Research; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Geschlechterkonflikt; Antwortverhalten; Interpersonale Anziehung; Anschauungsmaterial; Fotografie; Schülerverhalten; Testreliabilität; Fakultät; Collegestudent; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Evaluationsforschung
Abstract	Existing literature indicates that physical attractiveness positively affects variables such as income, perceived employee quality and performance evaluations. Similarly, in the academic arena, studies indicate instructors who are better looking receive better teaching evaluations from their students. Previous analysis of the website RateMyProfessors.com confirms this, indicating that instructors who are viewed by students as "hot" receive higher "quality" ratings than those who are "not." However, psychology literature indicates that perceptions of attractiveness are influenced by positive illusions, a property whereby individuals with higher quality relationships view each other more positively than objective observers. This paper uses data from Rate My Professors to investigate the existence of positive illusions in the instructor-student relationship. It finds that positive illusions exist, suggesting that existing literature overestimates the premium associated with physical attractiveness. Furthermore, the source of these illusions varies significantly between male and female instructors with important implications for the role of gender in workplace evaluations, hiring, promotion, and tenure. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Dr. Lawrence M. Rudner. e-mail: editor@pareonline.net; Web site: http://pareonline.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01