External Factors That Impact Online Instructor Performance: A Study Measuring the Impact of Decision Fatigue & Quality Matters Recognition of Courses on Online Instructor Evaluation
Evaluating employee performance can be challenging in any occupation. This paper looks at external factors that exacerbate this difficulty to include decision fatigue of the evaluator and quality of course design when using a master course model. Questions raised include: what are external factors that need to be considered when addressing the instructor evaluation process in higher education? How are accuracy and timely completion of the evaluations affected by decision fatigue? What steps should be taken to prevent any issues? The research explores the effect of external factors such as decision fatigue and Quality Matters recognition of master course design on instructor evaluations and addresses possible solutions.
