Sexism, racism, prejudice, and bias: A literature review and synthesis of research surrounding student evaluations of courses and teaching

T Heffernan - Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper analyses the current research regarding student evaluations of courses and
teaching. The article argues that student evaluations are influenced by racist, sexist and …

Student evaluations of teaching encourages poor teaching and contributes to grade inflation: A theoretical and empirical analysis

W Stroebe - Basic and applied social psychology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs) do not measure teaching effectiveness,
and their widespread use by university administrators in decisions about faculty hiring …

Discrepancies in purposes of student course evaluations: what does it mean to be “satisfied”?

I Borch, R Sandvoll, T Risør - Educational Assessment, Evaluation and …, 2020 - Springer
Student evaluation of teaching is a multipurpose tool that aims to improve and assure
educational quality. Improved teaching and student learning are central to educational …

Abusive comments in student evaluations of courses and teaching: The attacks women and marginalised academics endure

T Heffernan - Higher Education, 2023 - Springer
This paper examines the volume and type of anonymous comments academics receive in
student evaluations of courses and teaching (SETs) at the 16,000 higher education …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the personal and professional factors associated with student evaluations of tenure-track faculty

D Murray, C Boothby, H Zhao, V Minik, N Bérubé… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Tenure-track faculty members in the United States are evaluated on their performance in
both research and teaching. In spite of accusations of bias and invalidity, student …

Availability of cookies during an academic course session affects evaluation of teaching

M Hessler, DM Pöpping, H Hollstein… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Results from end‐of‐course student evaluations of teaching (SET s) are taken
seriously by faculties and form part of a decision base for the recruitment of academic staff …

Discrimination against academics and career implications of student evaluations: University policy versus legal compliance

T Heffernan, P Harpur - Assessment & Evaluation in Higher …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Across the international higher education sector, existing studies highlight that student
evaluations of courses and teaching are biased and prejudiced towards academics and can …

Playing the SET game: How teachers view the impact of student evaluation on the experience of teaching and learning

R Lakeman, R Coutts, M Hutchinson… - … & Evaluation in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Student evaluation of teaching (SET) has become a ubiquitous feature of higher education.
The attainment and maintenance of positive SET is essential for most teaching staff to obtain …

The state of the literature on student evaluations of teaching and an exploratory analysis of written comments: Who benefits most?

SL Wallace, AK Lewis, MD Allen - College Teaching, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this exploratory analysis is to review the state of the literature on student
evaluations (SEs) of teaching and examine to what extent an instructor's race/ethnicity …

Teaching and learning in ecology: A horizon scan of emerging challenges and solutions

J Cooke, Y Araya, KL Bacon, JM Bagniewska, LC Batty… - Oikos, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We currently face significant, anthropogenic, global environmental challenges and the role
of ecologists in mitigating these challenges is arguably more important than ever …