Evidence on Relationships between Teaching Evaluations and Ratemyprofessors Teaching Tags

Jalbert, Terrance

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Evidence on Relationships between Teaching Evaluations and Ratemyprofessors Teaching Tags

Research Journal in Higher Education, Vol. 38, p. 1-17, 2020

17 Pages Posted: 18 May 2020

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Terrance Jalbert

University of Hawaii - Department of Business Administration

Date Written: April 21, 2020

Abstract

This research examines relationships between teaching tags and teaching evaluations. The paper constitutes one in a series of papers by the same author that examines Ratemyprofessors.com data. Since 2014, Ratemyprofessors’ reviewers can assign tags that provide detailed comments about the class and professor. The analysis here examines how these student-assigned teaching tags relate to teaching evaluations and the willingness of a student to take another course from the professor. This paper analyzes data for 202 business professors. Results identify variables important and unimportant in determining teaching ratings. Professors might focus efforts on critical areas identified here to improve their teaching ratings.

Keywords: Determinants of Teaching Evaluations, Ratemyprofessors, Teaching Tags

JEL Classification: A20, A22, A23

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Jalbert, Terrance, Evidence on Relationships between Teaching Evaluations and Ratemyprofessors Teaching Tags (April 21, 2020). Research Journal in Higher Education, Vol. 38, p. 1-17, 2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3581506