VOA慢速英语:Ratings Show Students Unfairly Favor Male Professors

ranking(s) – n. a list of people or things that are ordered according to their quality, ability, or size

salary – n. an amount of money that an employee is paid each year

graduate(s) – n. a person who has earned a degree or diploma from a school, college, or university

evaluate – v. to judge the value or condition of someone or something in a careful and thoughtful way

class(es) – n. a series of meetings in which students are taught a particular subject or activity

rate – v. to make a judgment about the quality, ability, or value of someone or something

scale – n. a range of numbers that is used to show the size, strength, or quality of something — usually singular

clarity – n. the quality of being easily understood

gender – n. the state of being male or female

disparity – n. a noticeable and often unfair difference between people or things

academic – adj. of or relating to schools and education

score(s) – n. the number of points that someone gets for correct answers on a test, exam or evaluation

discipline(s) – n. a field of study

imply – v. to express something in an indirect way

submit – v. to give a document, proposal, or piece of writing to someone so that it can be considered or approved

bias(es) – n. a tendency to believe that some people, things or ideas are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly

subconscious – adj. existing in the part of the mind that a person is not aware of

stereotype(s) – n. an often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic

lab coat – n. a piece of clothing that is worn over a shirt as part of the uniform of a doctor or scientist

beaker – n. a wide glass with a lip for pouring that is used especially in chemistry for holding and measuring liquids

mold – n. a usual or typical example of something

online – adj. connected to a computer, a computer network, or the Internet

misinterpret(ing) – v. to understand or explain something incorrectly

commitment – n. a promise to do or give something