Factors in teacher ratingthe interaction between gender, course level and field of study. A study from the University of Salamanca

  1. Torres González, Obdulia 1
  1. 1 Departamento de Filosofía, Lógica y Estética, Universidad de Salamanca
Revista:
Arbor: ciencia, pensamiento y cultura

ISSN: 0210-1963

Any de publicació: 2022

Volum: 198

Número: 805

Tipus: Article

DOI: 10.3989/ARBOR.2022.805007 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccés obert editor

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This study deals with how a teacher’s gender influences the evaluation that students make of his or her effectiveness as an instructor. The study is based on an analysis of the responses given in a questionnaire on the perception that students have of their teachers. The survey is given to students at the University of Salamanca at the end of each semester. The total sample consists of 80485 answers. Results show that gender bias is magnified in combination with course level and field of study. They also show a significant effect in relation to the professor’s academic rank, with full professors being more negatively evaluated than professors in lower academic rank. The field of knowledge also has a bearing on the results, with female teachers receiving worse evaluations in those fields considered to be feminine.

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