What's looks got to do with it? Instructor appearance and student evaluations of teaching

Heather E. Campbell, Karen Gerdes and Sue Steiner
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Heather E. Campbell: Arizona State University, Tempe, Postal: Arizona State University, Tempe
Karen Gerdes: Arizona State University, Tempe, Postal: Arizona State University, Tempe
Sue Steiner: Arizona State University, Tempe, Postal: Arizona State University, Tempe

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005, vol. 24, issue 3, 611-620

Abstract: Some studies suggest that instructors' looks are important determinants of their Student Evaluations of Teaching (SET) results. Yet the studies examining this proposition leave out many independent variables that have been found to be important determinants of SETs in the SET literature. This study adds in most such factors and finds that, controlling for these other factors, attractiveness has no effect in our data. We conclude that earlier findings indicating that instructor appearance is important are likely due to omitted variable bias. © 2005 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1002/pam.20122

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