What's the Bias
This bias occurs when people follow the majority opinion to avoid conflict or feel included.
What is Groupthink/Bandwagon Bias?
A student's poor performance on a recent quiz may overshadow their consistent progress and earlier successes, affecting their overall assessment.
What is Recency Bias?
This approach helps when decisions, such as grades or awards, are guided by clear and consistent criteria.
What is Using Rubrics?
This bias happens when a positive impression of a student, based on one trait, influences your judgment in other areas.
What is Halo Bias?
A well-behaved student may receive higher marks in subjects where they don’t excel because the teacher assumes they are a strong performer overall.
What is Halo Bias?
This technique helps reduce unconscious bias in grading by removing personal identifiers from assignments.
What is Blind Grading?
This bias occurs when we give preference to a student or topic because we perceive them or it to share an identity or connection with us.
What is In-Group Bias?
Admissions staff may agree with popular opinions about an applicant’s qualifications or “fit” for the school to avoid conflict, even if they have differing perspectives on the candidate's potential or unique strengths.
What is Groupthink/Bandwagon Bias?
This strategy involves asking colleagues to observe your classroom, swap assignments to grade and provide insights into your interactions with students.
What is Get Peer Feedback?
This bias occurs when you interpret information in a way that supports your existing beliefs.
What is Confirmation Bias?
Teachers may assume that students from specific backgrounds will struggle with abstract art concepts, leading to lowering of expectations and less encouragement for creative risk-taking in assignments.
Expectation Bias?
By spending time connecting with students individually, you can avoid making decisions based on stereotypes.
What is Build Relationships?
This bias occurs when a negative impression of a student, based on one trait, influences your judgment in other areas.
What is Horn Bias?
A teacher frequently calls on students who are members of the athletic team they coach, while unintentionally giving less attention to students who are not part of the team.
What is In-Group Bias?
This strategy helps uncover unconscious biases by taking time to evaluate what we think we know about students.
What is Reflect on Assumptions?