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Grading impacted by alphabetical order of surname
2024-04-23 01:26:30.371351+02 by
Dan Lyke
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Study: Alphabetical order of surnames may affect grading
An analysis by University of Michigan researchers of more than 30 million grading records from U-M finds students with alphabetically lower-ranked names receive lower grades. This is due to sequential grading biases and the default order of students’ submissions in Canvas — the most widely used online learning management system — which is based on alphabetical rank of their surnames.
30 Million Canvas Grading Records Reveal Widespread Sequential Bias and System-Induced Surname Initial Disparity
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