ERIC Number: EJ1195323
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Publication Date: 2018-Nov
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Analysis of Students' Ratings of Teaching Quality to Understand the Role of Gender and Socio-Economic Diversity in Higher Education
Gupta, Anika; Garg, Deepak; Kumar, Parteek
IEEE Transactions on Education, v61 n4 p319-327 Nov 2018
Contribution: This paper contributes to the literature by confirming the existence, in gender and socio-economic diversified higher educational environments, of differential evaluation ratings given by students to their teachers. Background: Women and low socio-economic classes have historically been under-represented, both as students and teachers. Various policies and measures are being put in place internationally to raise their standing, equity, and success as they progress in their careers. To be effective, the after effects of these policies must be investigated and understood. Research Questions: This paper addressed the question of whether gender and socio-economic differences, in both teachers and students, affect students' opinion of their teachers in higher education, across a number of disciplines. Methodology: The research analyzed the differentials in students' ratings of their teachers in five disciplines in the field of education. Data was drawn from student responses to the surveys conducted in a large Indian university at the end of each course unit. The survey questions elicit their perceptions of teaching quality in the disciplines of civil engineering, electrical engineering, computer science engineering, mathematics, humanities and social sciences. This paper analyzes 112,919 and 16,354 complete sets of student ratings, to study the gender and socio-economic diversity based effects respectively. Statistical multivariate and univariate general linear models were used to derive the relevant results and graphs. Findings: The study reveals the existence of socio-economic status bias, gender-typical behavior, gender-atypical behavior, and same-gender and cross-gender biases; these resulted in differential ratings in the disciplines examined.
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status, College Students, Teacher Attitudes, Low Income Students, Females, Disproportionate Representation, Educational Policy, Student Attitudes, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disciplines, Social Bias, Gender Bias
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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