Research Indicates That Students Who Do Poorly in Their Courses

question 99

Multiple Choice

Research indicates that students who do poorly in their courses evaluate:

• A)male instructors as less competent than female instructors.
• B)female instructors as less competent than male instructors.
• C)male and female instructors similarly.
• D)male instructors as more difficult than female instructors.

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Definitions:

Glass Ceiling

Metaphor for the invisible barrier that prevents women and people of color from advancing to the highest levels of the career ladder.

Ethnic Minorities

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