چکیده (انگلیسی):

While there are certainly differences of opinion regarding teaching effectiveness, the goal of this
study is to investigate whether there is consistency or differences in opinion based on the gender
of the student doing the evaluation of the instructor or the gender of the instructor being
evaluated. This paper summarizes the gender-based findings from a survey administered to
students in fall 2011 at a mid-sized Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
International (AACSB International) accredited Midwestern university business school. Thirtyfive traits were presented for evaluation. The findings of this study suggest that there are
differences between female and male student ratings of teacher effectiveness. Females in general
tend to rate teachers higher overall in terms of teaching effectiveness. Furthermore, there are
specific traits that appear to be more important to females, and other specific traits which appear
to be more important to males. This study provides strong evidence that th ere are systematic
differences between male and female students in terms of their perceptions of the teaching traits
they find important and how they rate instructors of each gender. It is important that faculty
members and especially administrators are aware of the potential for gender bias in ratings of
teacher effectiveness. Men and women have different perceptions. Male and female students are
different, and they perceive differences between male and female faculty members.