Gender differences in teachers’ perceptions of students’ temperament, educational competence, and teachability

• DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.2010.02017.x
• Publication Date: 2011-01-17T16:32:22Z
• Authors: Sari Mullola; Niklas Ravaja; Jari Lipsanen; Saija Alatupa; Mirka Hintsanen; Markus Jokela; Liisa Keltikangas...
• Keywords: Association (psychology)

Background. Student's temperament plays a significant role in teacher's perception of the student's learning style, educational competence (EC), and teachability. Hence, contributes to academic achievement subjective ratings school grades. However, little is known about effect gender age on this association. Aims. We examined teacher‐perceived temperament, EC, teachability, whether there same or different association between teachers students relationship. Sample. The participants were population‐based sample 3,212 Finnish adolescents ( M = 15.1 years) 221 subject teachers. Methods. Temperament was assessed with Assessment Battery for Children – Revised Dimensions Survey batteries EC three subscales covering Cognitive ability, Motivation, Maturity. Data analyzed multi‐level modelling. Results. Teachers perceived boys’ more negatively than girls’. differences boys girls not as large when by male teachers, they female Males positively capable teachability females. They also stricter regarding their perceptions girls’ traits. With increasing age, males inhibition higher mood lower. Generally, older teacher, mature he/she student. Conclusions. Teachers’ varied systematically students’ gender. This bias may have an grades needs be taken into consideration teacher education.