The Biasing Influence of Pupil Sex in a Science Marking Exercise.

Spear, Margaret Goddard

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Biasing Influence of Pupil Sex in a Science Marking Exercise.

Spear, Margaret Goddard

Research in Science and Technological Education, v2 n1 p55-60 1984

Determined whether secondary science teachers (55 males and 25 females) displayed sex bias in their subjective evaluations of students' written work. Preliminary results revealed that both male and female teachers tended to differentiate between the work of boys and girls in similar ways. (JN)

Descriptors: Science Education, Science Teachers, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Student Evaluation

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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