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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Justification for the SAT
In a message dated 9/1/01 12:19:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, wcala@SERVTECH.COM writes: > The extrapolation that teacher evaluations, > however, are worse than company standardized tests will not hold water. > Teachers know their kids. This does not mean that they make unbiased assessments of the kids they know. David Sadker has published for years that his research shows teachers consistently give higher grades to girls based on classroom behavior rather than educational achievement. In addition, there is some interesting research published in "Research on the Teaching of English" looking at the writing of sixth grade students. Teachers were asked to grade writing samples with all identify characteristics removed. Teachers who thought the sample was by a female student gave significantly higher grades than teachers who thought the writing was by a male student. This suggest that student identity (or even perception of identity) may play a more significant role in evaluation than actual student performance. Sincerely, Steve McGinnis -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.
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