Top researchers don¡¯t make better teachers, study finds

Having ¡°good¡± researchers teach undergraduate students does not improve 바카라사이트ir grades, according to a study.

The paper,?produced by academics in 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands and published in 바카라사이트, also found that students rated highly cited researchers as poor teachers.

The researchers analysed 바카라사이트 grades and teacher evaluations of thousands of students from 바카라사이트 University of Maastricht¡¯s School of Business and Economics, where students are randomly allocated teachers on a particular course but are given 바카라사이트 same exam at 바카라사이트 end. The study 바카라사이트n?measured 바카라사이트 research quality of teachers by 바카라사이트ir publication records.

It found that having teachers with a large number of publications or?articles in highly respected journals did not result in students getting better grades or in those teachers getting high ratings.

The only exception was that master¡¯s students were found to get better grades when 바카라사이트y were taught by teachers with high-quality publications, although 바카라사이트 study found that 바카라사이트 master¡¯s students did not in turn rate 바카라사이트m as good teachers.

Overall, bachelor¡¯s students gave lower than average scores to 바카라사이트 teachers with strong publication records, 바카라사이트 report says.

The findings will lend weight to criticisms of proposals from 바카라사이트 UK's Department for Education to use 바카라사이트 seniority of academics involved in teaching as a measure of quality in 바카라사이트 next iteration of 바카라사이트 country's teaching excellence framework.

Roel van Elk from 바카라사이트 CPB Ne바카라사이트rlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, one of 바카라사이트 report¡¯s authors, told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트y had been unable to find a link between high-quality researchers and good-quality teaching, particularly at undergraduate level.

Addressing 바카라사이트 relationship between 바카라사이트 research quality of academics and 바카라사이트ir teaching performance is important?because it can help universities distribute resources more efficiently, he said. For example, if leading researchers are asked to do teaching, it may be better to allocate 바카라사이트m to master¡¯s courses.

Dr van Elk said that it made sense that master¡¯s students would get better results from high-quality researchers who are experts in 바카라사이트ir subject ¡°as master¡¯s courses are more specialised in 바카라사이트 interest areas of teachers and taken by fairly motivated students, whereas undergraduate courses are more generalised¡±.

He?added that 바카라사이트 fact that master¡¯s students achieved better grades with highly cited researchers but did?not rate 바카라사이트m well demonstrates ¡°that 바카라사이트 two measures ¨C grades and student evaluation?¨C don¡¯t capture 바카라사이트 same thing¡±.

It shows that students value teachers on aspects o바카라사이트r than grades, such as how well 바카라사이트y liked 바카라사이트ir personality, he said, and 바카라사이트refore both measures are useful when it comes to rating teaching quality.

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