The Effects of Gender Bias and Errors in Essay Grading.

King, Joanna L.

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ERIC Number: EJ576545

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Publication Date: 1998

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The Effects of Gender Bias and Errors in Essay Grading.

King, Joanna L.

Educational Research Quarterly, v22 n1 p13-25 Sep 1998

The effects of gender bias and number of errors as unintentional determinants of essay grades were studied with 22 undergraduate education majors grading four essays by sixth graders in stereotypically male or female handwriting. Essays believed to be written by boys were graded higher than those believed to be written by girls regardless of number of errors. (SLD)

Descriptors: Education Majors, Elementary School Students, Error Patterns, Essays, Grade 6, Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Higher Education, Intermediate Grades, Sex Bias, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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