Are teachers’ expectations different for racial minority than for European American students? A meta-analysis.

by | Jul 1, 2021 | Academic Journals

Abstract: Four quantitative meta-analyses examined whether teachers’ expectations, referrals, positive and neutral speech, and negative speech differed toward ethnic minority students (i.e., African American, Asian American, and Latino/a) as compared with...

Science faculty’s subtle gender biases favor male students

by | Jul 1, 2021 | Academic Journals

Abstract: Despite efforts to recruit and retain more women, a stark gender disparity persists within academic science. Abundant research has demonstrated gender bias in many demographic groups, but has yet to experimentally investigate whether science faculty exhibit...

Getting Under the Hood: How and for Whom Does Increasing Course Structure Work?

by | Jul 1, 2021 | Academic Journals

Abstract: At the college level, the effectiveness of active-learning interventions is typically measured at the broadest scales: the achievement or retention of all students in a course. Coarse-grained measures like these cannot inform instructors about an...

Dancing Backwards in High Heels: Female Professors Experience More Work Demands and Special Favor Requests, Particularly from Academically Entitled Students

by | Jul 1, 2021 | Academic Journals

Abstract: Although the number of U.S. female professors has risen steadily in recent years, female professors are still subject to different student expectations and treatment. Students continue to perceive and expect female professors to be more nurturing than male...

The role of perceived race and gender in the evaluation of college teaching on RateMyProfessors.Com

by | Jul 1, 2021 | Academic Journals

Abstract: The present study examined whether student evaluations of college teaching (SETs) reflected a bias predicated on the perceived race and gender of the instructor. Using anonymous, peer-generated evaluations of teaching obtained from RateMyProfessors.com, the...

Bias in Online Classes: Evidence from a Field Experiment

by | Jul 1, 2021 | Academic Journals

Abstract: While online learning environments are increasingly common, relatively little is known about issues of equity in these settings. We test for the presence of race and gender biases among postsecondary students and instructors in online classes by measuring...