题目：Online vs. In-Person Instruction: Do Women Learn Better in the Classroom?

主讲人：单晓月，新加坡国立大学

时间：2023年10月30日（星期一）下午13:30-15:00

地点：暨南大学（石牌校区）中惠楼106会议室

主讲人简介:

Xiaoyue Shan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, National University of Singapore. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Zurich in 2021 and was previously a postdoctoral researcher at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.  In her research she uses field and lab experiments and quasi-experimental methods to study topics related to inequality, discrimination, and skill accumulation.

Abstract:

We examine the impact of online instruction on student learning using a field experiment at a European public university during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 1,300 bachelor students were grouped and alternated between in-person and online lectures. Leveraging within-student, cross-course variations, we find that early in-person instruction improves exam performance, especially for women. Female students score 4% SD higher with one week of earlier in-person instruction and 10% SD higher when exposed to any in-person lectures in the first three weeks. Analysis of attendance and survey data reveals a stronger preference among women for face-to-face instruction, potentially driven by their need for social interaction during learning. Our results underscore the equity implications of adopting online teaching in higher education.