Thursday, May 16, 2019

Calling attention to gender bias dramatically changes course evaluations

With growing evidence of gender bias on student course evaluations, a new intervention may help reduce bias against women instructors. Researchers added language aimed at making students aware of potential biases, which yielded significantly higher scores for women instructors.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2W5Uv87

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