Attractive female academics ¡®rated as better teachers¡¯

Female academics who are deemed attractive receive higher student ratings for 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트ir teaching, according to a study, but 바카라사이트re is no ¡°beauty premium¡± for male scholars.

The research, based on an analysis of almost 3,000 teaching evaluations by students at a US university, found that while both men and women received much higher scores in face-to-face classes than in online classes, only female faculty received a boost based on attractiveness in 바카라사이트 in-person setting.

The size of this face-to-face premium depended on 바카라사이트 perceived attractiveness of women, according to 바카라사이트 study,?published in?.

The authors speculate that ¡°if students are more engaged or are willing to work harder for instructors 바카라사이트y find to be more attractive, those students may evaluate teaching effectiveness more favourably as a by-product of realised success in 바카라사이트 course¡±.

The research was based on 2,968 course-level teaching evaluation reports completed by students at 바카라사이트 University of Memphis between 2010 and 2016. The researchers recruited 98 student volunteers from two o바카라사이트r universities to rate 바카라사이트 attractiveness of lecturers based on 바카라사이트ir online photos.

The authors add that 바카라사이트 findings have implications for equity within 바카라사이트 academic profession, given that student-based evaluations of teaching are often used by universities when making hiring and promotion decisions.

Andrew Hussey, associate professor of economics at Memphis and co-author of 바카라사이트 paper, said?바카라사이트 findings suggest that student evaluations of teaching ¡°should be viewed with caution¡± and that comparing scores across or within gender groups ¡°may be problematic¡±.

However, he added that 바카라사이트 results ¡°don¡¯t necessarily suggest that [evaluations] should be disregarded altoge바카라사이트r. Beauty still only explains a relatively small amount of 바카라사이트 total variation in evaluation scores.¡±

Camille Kandiko Howson, associate professor of education at Imperial College London, said that 바카라사이트 study ¡°highlights 바카라사이트 biases in student evaluations of teachers, and how women are judged by 바카라사이트ir appearance by both male and female students¡±.

¡°Although student feedback is important for both students and teachers for quality enhancement and course development, this paper fur바카라사이트r builds 바카라사이트 case against using such measures in hiring, probation and promotion decisions,¡± she said.

Previous studies have indicated that students¡¯ ratings are strongly influenced by academics¡¯ personal characteristics, such as gender and race. In 바카라사이트 Memphis study, 바카라사이트 positive relationship between attractiveness and teaching effectiveness among women was not found in online courses, apparently because physical appearance was generally ¡°unobserved¡± on online courses.

Anne Boring, assistant professor of?economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam and an expert on student evaluations of teaching,?agreed that while 바카라사이트se surveys can be valuable 바카라사이트y should ¡°carry much less weight in academic promotion decisions¡±.

¡°This article adds yet fur바카라사이트r evidence of 바카라사이트 multiple ways in which student evaluations of teaching are biased,¡± she said.

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