Assessor-Assessee gender bias in assessment center ratings

Abstract

Skill dimension ratings on an assessment center simulation exercise were analyzed for evidence of assessor-assessee gender bias effects. Twenty-four (12 male and 12 female) assessors rated behavioral observations believed to be of male, female or "no-gender" participants. A 2X3 mixed ANOVA (gender of assessee x gender of assessor) revealed no significant main effects. There was no significant variance in the total ratings given by male and female assessors to male, female, or "no-gender" participants, nor a significant interaction effect. Neither males or females rated female participants higher than they rated male participants on identical behaviors. This supports the claim of assessment centers to be free of gender bias in the ratings, and disproves the hypothesis that there is a trend for males to rate females higher.

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Graduation Date

1989

Semester

Summer

Advisor

Turnage, Janet J.

Degree

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Psychology

Format

PDF

Pages

67 p.

Language

English

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Open Access)

Identifier

DP0026960

Subjects

Arts and Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic; Dissertations, Academic -- Arts and Sciences

Accessibility Status

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