ERIC Number: EJ1087872
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 15
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Are Teacher Assessments Biased?--Evidence from Sweden
Lindahl, Erica
Education Economics, v24 n2 p224-238 2016
This study investigates if the probability of being graded up in the school leaving certificates increases if the teacher is of the same gender as the student or if the teacher and the student both have a foreign background. The analysis is based on data on grade 9 students in Mathematics from Sweden. I find that female students and non-native students perform better on national test results if the teacher is of the same gender or also is non-native, respectively. The probability of being graded up is less likely if the student and the teacher are of the same gender.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Teacher Student Relationship, Grade 9, Mathematics Achievement, Gender Differences, Ethnicity, Grade Inflation, Grading, Data Analysis, National Competency Tests, Gender Bias, Racial Bias, Student Records, Student Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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