The Influence of Lecturer’s Personal Appearance towards the Students’ Teaching Satisfaction

This research was aimed at finding the influence of personal appearance variables
(facial attractiveness, bodily attractiveness and artefactual) towards the students’
teaching satisfaction partially and integrally).
Analyzing data from questionnaires of 40 Amikom Surakarta students taught in
one semester by applying Multiple Linier Regression Formula, it yielded a finding that
the research factors/variables (facial attractiveness, bodily attractiveness and
artefactual) integrally or simultaneously influence the students’ teaching satisfaction.
While, the most dominant factor that influences their teaching satisfaction is the
lecturer’s facial attractiveness.
The research implicates that the personal appearances (facial attractiveness,
bodily attractiveness) are inborn physical condition. However, a lecture must make any
efforts to look so smart elegant and good looking by putting on proper artefacts that it
creates positive conducive learning atmosphere.
Keywords: personal appearance ; teaching satisfaction