Poor Expectations : Experimental Evidence on Teachers~^!!^ Stereotypes and Student Assessment : Poor Expectations : Experimental Evidence on Teachers' Stereotypes and Student Assessment (English)

Do teachers’ stereotypes of social class bias their assessment of students? This study uses a lab-in-the-field experiment among primary school teachers to test whether they are biased against poor students. Teachers assessed a student in a video of an oral exam after watching one of two versions of an introductory video that portrayed the child’s home and playground. When the student in the exam video exhibited inconsistent performance, showing varying...

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Farfan Bertran,Maria Gabriela;

Holla,Alaka;

Vakis,Renos;
Document Date
2021/03/22
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9593
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2021/03/22
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Poor Expectations : Experimental Evidence on Teachers' Stereotypes and Student Assessment
Keywords
Teachers

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Farfan Bertran,Maria Gabriela; Holla,Alaka; Vakis,Renos.

Poor Expectations : Experimental Evidence on Teachers~^!!^ Stereotypes and Student Assessment : Poor Expectations : Experimental Evidence on Teachers' Stereotypes and Student Assessment (English). Policy Research working paper|eMBeD brief|no. WPS 9593 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/930041616441079544

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