Personal & Professional Education Discussion
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Grading always occurs in a social context. We’ll examine a study that measured how weight bias manifested when scoring writing samples. Work from overweight students was scored lower in some categories, but teachers believed bias was far less of an issue than their scoring revealed.
Later, we unpack research on the impact of subtle changes in prompting on participant success in a simple logic puzzle. The results show the importance of crafting assignments and assessments with a few essential elements.
Finally, we read commentary from an expert on helping research impact policy.
Cover image by Shane Clements.
Finn, K. E., Seymour, C. M., & Phillips, A. E. (2019). Weight bias and grading among middle and high school teachers. British Journal of Educational Psychology.
Macchi, L., Caravona, L., Poli, F., Bagassi, M., & Franchella, M. A. (2020). Speak your mind and I will make it right: the case of “selection task”. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 1-15.
Conaway, C. (2019). Maximizing research use in the world we actually live In: Relationships, organizations, and interpretation. Education Finance and Policy, 1-10.
We drink Brandy Land, a spiced imperial stout from Boulevard Brewing Co. in Kansas City, MO.