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Gender bias in teaching evaluations: four field studies compared
A comparison of four widely cited field studies on gender bias in student evaluations of teaching, from the Netherlands, France and Australia. Each row gives the setting, the research design and the main finding, including the co-teaching study from The Hague that compared lecturers within the same course. It is meant for quality, equality and promotions committees weighing how far to rely on teaching scores. Koji's interview-based course evaluations focus on specific teaching practice rather than ranking individual lecturers.
What's in this reference table
| Study | Setting | Design | Main finding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner et al. 2016 | ISS The Hague, Netherlands | Co-taught courses, same course and year compared | Women about a quarter SD lower; no ethnicity gap found |
| Boring 2017 | French university | Ratings set against final exam results | Men's expected excellent score about 20% higher; exam results equal |
| Mengel et al. 2019 | Random assignment to instructors | 19,952 evaluations | Women rated lower, driven by male students, largest for junior women |
| Fan et al. 2019 | Large Australian university | Institution-wide survey data | Men rated higher in STEM and business; language background mattered too |
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