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ERIC Number: EJ1451540
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jan
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6283
EISSN: EISSN-1532-8023
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Experimental Evaluation of Implicit Bias Education in the College Classroom
Carlee Beth Hawkins; Alexis Z. Camp; Matthew P. Schunke
Teaching of Psychology, v52 n1 p27-32 2025
Background: One common method of teaching students about diversity, equity, and inclusion is educating them about implicit bias--stereotypes and prejudices that are relatively automatic or unconscious. Research reveals positive impacts of implicit bias education but is limited to organizations and social psychology classrooms. Objective: The purpose of this study was to: (1) create a brief online education about implicit bias that could be adapted broadly in college classrooms and (2) test whether the education intervention improved learning, motivational, and behavioral intention outcomes. Method: We randomly assigned professors of a first-year seminar to instruct their students (N = 498) to complete a survey containing our dependent measures before or after receiving a bias education intervention, which included completing an Implicit Association Test. Results: The bias education intervention increased objective and subjective knowledge of bias and multicultural competence, awareness of one's own bias, and behavioral intentions to reduce bias. Conclusion: These results suggest that a brief online bias education may be one effective tool in helping to create an inclusive campus environment. Teaching Implications: The publicly available bias education intervention provided here can be used broadly as one component of education around diversity, equity, and inclusion on college campuses.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Implicit Association Test
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Data File: URL: https://osf.io/my6dj/
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