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Binderkrantz, Anne Skorkjaer; Bisgaard, Mette; Lassesen, Berit – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2022
A series of studies have found gender bias in student evaluations of teaching. Evidence from several observational studies show that women are evaluated lower than men. These findings are supported by experimental studies aimed at isolating the effect of a possible gender bias from other differences between male and female teachers. In this paper,…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Instructional Materials
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O'Connor, Pat; O'Hagan, Clare; Myers, Eva Sophia; Baisner, Liv; Apostolov, Georgi; Topuzova, Irina; Saglamer, Gulsun; Tan, Mine G.; Caglayan, Hulya – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
This article is concerned with the source of men's invisible advantage in the male-dominated disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). It is suggested that this advantage has been obscured by combining sponsorship and mentoring. The research asks: Are men or women most likely to be mentored? Is it possible to…
Descriptors: College Students, Males, Advantaged, STEM Education
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Pirra, Miriam; Carboni, Angela; Diana, Marco – Education Sciences, 2020
Serious gaps are found when evaluating the recognition and inclusion of gender aspects in transport strategies, research and innovation. Similar issues can be spotted in the transport labor market, where only 22% of workers are women at the European level. The roots of these limitations are in the low participation of women in Science, Technology,…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Gender Bias, Disproportionate Representation, Equal Education
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Nielsen, T.; Dammeyer, J.; Vang, M. L.; Makransky, G. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Studies have reported gender differences in academic self-efficacy. However, how and if academic self-efficacy questionnaires are gender-biased has not been psychometrically investigated. The psychometric properties of a general version of The Physics Self-Efficacy Questionnaire -- the General Academic Self-Efficacy Scale (GASE) -- were analyzed…
Descriptors: Self Concept Measures, Self Efficacy, Sex Fairness, Psychometrics
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Nielsen, Mathias Wullum – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
Academic debates addressing the persistent gender gap in science reveal considerable contestation of the relevance and extent of the problem. Particular attention has been given to the question of whether women's high attrition rates should be ascribed to the structural and cultural barriers inherent to the academic system or instead…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Science Achievement, Achievement Gap, Gender Differences
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Kolmos, Anette; Mejlgaard, Niels; Haase, Sanne; Holgaard, Jette Egelund – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2013
Based on survey data covering the full population of students enrolled in Danish engineering education in autumn 2010, we explore the motivational factors behind educational choice, with a particular aim of comparing male and female students reasons for choosing a career in engineering. We find that women are significantly more influenced by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Gender Differences, College Students