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[28] Cookies, Charisma & Bias: Exploring the Hidden Consequences and Impact of Teaching Evaluations
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In this episode, Adam (and resident guest co-host Mario Corrado) speak with Dr. Lynfa Stroud about the complexities of teaching evaluations in medical education. They discuss some of the biases that influence evaluations, the unintended consequences that can arise, and the delicate power dynamics between learners and educators. Their conversation underscores the need for a more nuanced, supportive approach to assessing teaching quality - one that moves beyond student ratings to foster genuine growth and development in medical education.
Length of episode: 48:34
Resources to check out
How Teacher Evaluations Broke the University "We give them all A's, and they give us all fives." By Rose Horowitch
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/09/teacher-evaluations-grade-inflation/684185/
The Doctor Fox Lecture: A Paradigm of Educational Seduction Donald H. Naftulin, M.D., John E. Ware, Jr., and Frank A. Donnelly https://romanfrigg.org/wp-content/uploads/links/Dr_Fox_Lecture.pdf
Stroebe, W. (2020). Student Evaluations of Teaching Encourages Poor Teaching and Contributes to Grade Inflation: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 42(4), 276–294. https://doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2020.1756817
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01973533.2020.1756817
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Follow: Dr. Adam Szulewski https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski
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Manage episode 518836784 series 2956609
In this episode, Adam (and resident guest co-host Mario Corrado) speak with Dr. Lynfa Stroud about the complexities of teaching evaluations in medical education. They discuss some of the biases that influence evaluations, the unintended consequences that can arise, and the delicate power dynamics between learners and educators. Their conversation underscores the need for a more nuanced, supportive approach to assessing teaching quality - one that moves beyond student ratings to foster genuine growth and development in medical education.
Length of episode: 48:34
Resources to check out
How Teacher Evaluations Broke the University "We give them all A's, and they give us all fives." By Rose Horowitch
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/09/teacher-evaluations-grade-inflation/684185/
The Doctor Fox Lecture: A Paradigm of Educational Seduction Donald H. Naftulin, M.D., John E. Ware, Jr., and Frank A. Donnelly https://romanfrigg.org/wp-content/uploads/links/Dr_Fox_Lecture.pdf
Stroebe, W. (2020). Student Evaluations of Teaching Encourages Poor Teaching and Contributes to Grade Inflation: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 42(4), 276–294. https://doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2020.1756817
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01973533.2020.1756817
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Contact us: [email protected]
Follow: Dr. Adam Szulewski https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski
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