Evaluation of teachers and college instructors has been studied extensively. The literature covers many variables, methodologies, and instruments; however, sloppy and careless evaluation on the part of students has not yet been examined. The present paper describes an analysis of whether evaluations of instructors are affected by overly global ratings by students, be those ratings positive or negative.
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