Evidence of Halo Effects in Student Evaluations of Communication Instruction

Does ratemyprofessor.com really rate my professor?

“…Felton et al (2004) analyzed overall professor quality ratings as a function of easiness and sexiness ratings. Their findings were that ratemyprofessor.com ratings did not reflect student learning, but were characterized by a halo effect (Feeley 2002). Felton et al (2004) found that faculty characteristics such as easiness and sexiness (beauty and attractiveness), as perceived by students, tended to be associated with overall positive ratings.…”

“…Our research question is: Does the pattern of relationships between selfselected online student ratings of faculty reflect student learning or a halo effect (Feeley 2002)? We also look at faculty feedback and student feedback to assess the use of online ratings for administrative selection of course offerings, as well as for promotion, tenure and merit deliberations, and in hiring decisions for new faculty.…”

Gauging academic growth of bachelor degree recipients: Longitudinal vs. self‐reported gains in general education

“…Limitations in self-report data have been studied for some time, including respondents' failure to discriminate among conceptually distinct aspects of questions, introducing a halo error fi rst identifi ed by Thorndike (1920) and documented in student assessments of academic growth and campus climate (Bowman, 2010;Feeley, 2002;Pike, 1999;Coren, 1998). Even straightforward, factual data may refl ect signifi cant bias when reported by students.…”

How do International Volunteering Characteristics Influence Outcomes? Perspectives from Partner Organizations

“…Survey ''halo effect'' tends to result in Table 4 uses less-skilled short-term volunteers as the reference group, this finding is not directly illustrated in the table. Voluntas (2018) 29:104-118 113 respondents' recall of the most likeable or effective volunteers, while having fun memories of the odd or unusual volunteers who come through their programs (Feeley 2002). As organizations reflect on the sometimes hundreds of international volunteers they have worked with in the past, it is likely difficult to measure, evaluate, and summarize their experiences.…”