NSU Research Contributions
Title : Are Grades Inflated for Good Teaching Evaluations? Evidence From Bangladesh
Authors : Gour Goswami, Abdul Mumit
| Journal Title: US-China Education Review A | Volume Number: 8 | Publication Year : 2018 | Issue Number: 5 |
| Index: indexed | Ranking: No Ranking | ISSN: 2161-623X | Publisher Name: David Publishing |
| Pages : 203-216 | |||
| ISBN : 3068-4161 | |||
| Funding Source : None |
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Direct Sustainable Development Goals : SDG4 Quality Education |
Indirect Sustainable Development Goals : SDG4 Quality Education |
Sustainable Development Sub Goals : Free, equitable primary & secondary education for all Increase skills for employment and entrepreneurship Ensure literacy and numeracy for all Ensure learners acquire knowledge and skills for sustainable development and global citizenship Build inclusive, safe, effective learning environments Increase supply of qualified teachers |
| Impact statement: The hazard of excessive reliance on using student evaluations of teaching effectiveness, namely, teaching evaluations, has been found to be a contributing factor towards grade inflation. As performance evaluation of faculty members is largely dependent on these teaching evaluations, there is a significant incentive for course instructors to give higher, potentially inflated, grades to students in return for favourable teaching evaluations as positive reciprocity. The likelihood of grade inflation is further exacerbated for part-time and adjunct faculty members, who rely more on good teaching evaluations than their full-time compatriots. This study investigated whether the use of teaching evaluations has contributed to grade inflation at a certain private university in Bangladesh. Analysing the data for 98,362 student evaluations of more than 3,653 In course sections taught by more than 350 faculty members, this study examined the relationship between teaching evaluations and average class grade for courses offered during the Spring 2012, Summer 2012, and Fall 2012 semesters at this university. As a novel econometric analysis in such research, instrumental variable estimation is undertaken. | Collaboration: None | Keywords: grade inflation, teaching evaluation, teaching quality |
