Grading, cognitive bias & fairness in HE
HE Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Grading? Grading takes many forms: A to Z, percentages or in Higher Education 1st, 2:1, 2:2 and so on. They are used as proxies for student’s ability (quality) and enable the making of judgements or decisions. Such grades are generated in interviews, examinations, appraisals, observation and other ways. Fairness? The meaning of fairness is far [...]