Is There Gender Bias in Student Evaluations of Teaching?

By J. Centra, Noreen B. Gaubatz. 2000

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Subfields: Education, Management of Technology and Innovation, Social Psychology

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Effect of syllabus tone: students’ perceptions of instructor and course (2011, background): “…physical attractiveness (Ambady and Rosenthal 1992, 1993; Best and Addison 2000; Babad et al. 2004), gender (Feldman 1993; Basow 1995, 2000; Centra and Gaubatz 2000; Ory 2001), likability (Frymier 1994), reputation (Griffin 2001), and formality of dress (Gurung and Vespia 2007) can affect…”
Student Evaluation Of College Teaching: A Practice In Search Of Principles (2004, background): “However, another study by Centra and Gaubatz (2000) found small gender preferences, particularly between female students and female instructors.”
On the Validity of Student Evaluation of Teaching (2013, background): “Many recent SET studies continue to address the question of bias, or the effect of factors that are not necessarily related to teaching quality on SET scores (Centra & Gaubatz, 2000).”
Student Evaluations of Teaching (Mostly) Do Not Measure Teaching Effectiveness (2016, background): “Some studies find that gender and SET are not significantly associated [1,20,21].”
Student Evaluation of Instruction: In the New Paradigm of Distance Education (2011, background): “The development of this instrument and related validity research evidence are well documented in Centra (2005, 2006), Centra and Gaubatz (2000a, b, 2002), and Educational Testing Service (1998). eSIR is currently one of the most frequently used survey programs for distance education courses.”
Student evaluations of teaching: combining the meta-analyses and demonstrating further evidence for effective use (2012, neutral): “For example, recent studies on gender bias reported that female students rate instructors of the same sex significantly higher on SETs (Bachen, McLoughlin, and Garcia 1999 ; Centra and Gaubatz 2000 ).”
What’s in a Name: Exposing Gender Bias in Student Ratings of Teaching (2015, background): “Sometimes men received significantly higher ratings (Basow & Silberg, 1987; Sidanius & Crane, 1989), sometimes women (Bachen et al., 1999; Rowden & Carlson, 1996), and sometimes neither (Centra & Gaubatz, 2000; Feldman, 1993).”
Student Ratings of Teaching : A Summary of Research and Literature (2012, neutral): “Validity Approach Three: Examining Possible Sources of Bias One need not talk with faculty very long to be aware of their concern about possible biases in student ratings. Some writers have suggested that bias can be defned as anything not under the control of the instructor. However, Marsh (2007) o”
Student evaluations of teaching are an inadequate assessment tool for evaluating faculty performance (2017, background): “Some studies find that gender and SET are not significantly associated (Bennett, 1982; Centra & Gaubatz, 2000; Elmore & LaPointe, 1974).”
Will Teachers Receive Higher Student Evaluations by Giving Higher Grades and Less Course Work? (2003, methodology): “It also correlated with the Course Outcomes scale and to the overall evaluation of the course (Centra & Gaubatz, 2000b).”
Putting student evaluations into perspective: The Course Experience Quality and Satisfaction Model (CEQS) (2012, positive): “Although there have been mixed findings in relation to gender and student evaluations, Basow, Phelan and Capotosto (2006) found that male students tend to rate female faculty lower than female students and this is supported by earlier findings of Centra and Gaubatz (2000).”
Grading leniency, grade discrepancy, and student ratings of instruction (2004, background): “However, Feldman (1998) also notes that a same-sex favorability in ratings exists; students of the same sex as their instructor may provide slightly higher ratings (Centra & Gaubatz, 2000).”