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What Rate My Professors ratings indicate about effective teaching in economics

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dc.contributor.authorJahangir, Junaid
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-22T15:09:27Z
dc.date.available2023-03-22T15:09:27Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractFour questions pertaining to effective teaching are addressed through content analysis of student comments at the Rate My Professors website for Economics instructors at two universities in Edmonton. First, do student comments capture effective teaching? Second, why are Economics instructors rated lower than those in other social sciences? Third, do contract instructors lower teaching standards through easy classes and grade inflation? Finally, are quality instructors penalized for rigorous standards? The analysis suggests that student comments capture many attributes of effective teaching but not critical thinking. There exists some evidence on contract instructors offering easy As just as there exist individual cases of instructors being penalized for maintaining rigorous standards. These findings suggest that administration should focus on student comments instead of average numerical scores. Effective instructors should not be penalized when student comments emphasize easy grades as part of the corporate model of education instead of learning and critical thinking.
dc.identifier.citationJahangir, J. B. (2022). What Rate My Professors ratings indicate about effective teaching in economics. International Journal of Education Economics and Development, 13(3), 278-301. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEED.2022.123807
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1504/IJEED.2022.123807
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/3040
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjectRate My Professors ratings
dc.subjecteffective teaching
dc.subjecteasy As and corporate education
dc.subjectteaching economics
dc.titleWhat Rate My Professors ratings indicate about effective teaching in economicsen
dc.typeArticle Post-Print

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