The Role of Gender in Students' Ratings of Teaching Quality in Computer Science and Environmental Engineering

• Published in: IEEE transactions on education Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 281 - 287
• Main Authors: Price, Linda, Svensson, Ingrid, Borell, Jonas, Richardson, John T. E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.11.2017; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Career Development; College Faculty; College Students; Colleges & universities; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer science; Computer Science Education; Educational Quality; Educational Sciences; Engineering Education; Engineering profession; Engineering students; Environmental engineering; Females; Foreign Countries; Gender; Gender Differences; Interaction; Males; Multivariate Analysis; Pedagogik; Pedagogy; Questionnaires; Rating Scales; Ratings; Ratings & rankings; Samhällsvetenskap; Science Programs; Size measurement; Social Sciences; Statistical Analysis; Student Attitudes; Student Evaluation; Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance; Student Surveys; Students; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Competencies; Teacher Effectiveness; Teachers; Teaching; teaching evaluations; Utbildningsvetenskap; Womens Education; Sweden

Students' ratings of teaching quality on course units in a computer science program and an environmental engineering program at a large Swedish university were obtained using the Course Experience Questionnaire; 8888 sets of ratings were obtained from men and 4280 sets were obtained from women...