Objectivity in Grading: The Promise of Bar Codes

This article proposes the use of a new technology to assure student anonymity and reduce bias hazards: identifying students by using bar codes. The limited finding suggests that the use of bar codes for assuring student anonymity could potentially cause students to perceive that grades are assigned...

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Published in:College teaching 2009-01, Vol.57 (1), p.51-55
Main Authors: Jae, Haeran, Cowling, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Adaptive Testing
Authors
Bar codes
Bias
bias in grading
College Faculty
College Students
Essays
Ethnicity
Evaluation
Evaluative Thinking
Exhibits
fair grading
Fairness
Gender identity
Grading
Higher Education
Identification
identity bias
Interpersonal Attraction
Multiple Choice Tests
Names
Objective Tests
Objectivity
Perception
Social Security Numbers
student anonymity
Students
Teacher Attitudes
Teachers
Teaching Methods
Word Processing
Writing
Writing Assignments
Writing Evaluation
Writing Instruction
Writing Skills
Writing Teachers
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Summary:This article proposes the use of a new technology to assure student anonymity and reduce bias hazards: identifying students by using bar codes. The limited finding suggests that the use of bar codes for assuring student anonymity could potentially cause students to perceive that grades are assigned more fairly and reassure teachers that they are avoiding identity bias to the greatest extent possible. The authors recommend further implementation of bar code usage to investigate whether students and faculty could achieve positive perceptions as well as whether there are any drawbacks to such use.
ISSN:8756-7555
1930-8299
DOI:10.3200/CTCH.57.1.51-55