#1574: Study – Gender Bias In Teacher Assistant Assessments | The Best Of Our Knowledge

November 20, 2020 00:27:30
#1574: Study – Gender Bias In Teacher Assistant Assessments | The Best Of Our Knowledge
The Best Of Our Knowledge
#1574: Study – Gender Bias In Teacher Assistant Assessments | The Best Of Our Knowledge

Nov 20 2020 | 00:27:30

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Show Notes

In the Fall of 2019, a class had two teaching assistants, one male, and one female. At the end of the semester, the students scored the male TA higher on course evaluations, while the female TA got five times as many negative reviews. There’s just one problem…they were the same person, and we will talk […]

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