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Student evaluation based indicators of teaching excellence from a highly selective liberal arts college

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  • Fenn, Aju Jacob

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The paper uses individual level data from each student that has enrolled in each class in the department in the last five years. Unlike several past studies that lack data on teaching quality measures Ordered Probit models reveal that the significant determinants of effective teaching, based on student evaluations of teaching (SET) are: organization, clarity of exposition, availability and enthusiasm of the instructor. The gender and race of the instructor is significant with female and non-white instructors being downgraded by students. The usual findings of expected grades inflating teaching evaluations are contested by the empirical evidence from this paper.

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  • Fenn, Aju Jacob, 2015. "Student evaluation based indicators of teaching excellence from a highly selective liberal arts college," International Review of Economics Education, Elsevier, vol. 18(C), pages 11-24.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ireced:v:18:y:2015:i:c:p:11-24
    DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2014.11.001
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    1. Cannon, Edmund & Cipriani, Giam Pietro, 2021. "Gender Differences in Student Evaluations of Teaching: Identification and Consequences," IZA Discussion Papers 14387, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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    Keywords

    Teaching; Evaluations; Determinants;
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    JEL classification:

    • A10 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - General
    • A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate

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