Names dictate grades

Published date19 April 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
The students tend to receive ruder comments on their assignments as well, according to experts

Those with surnames beginning A-E received a 0.3-point higher grade compared to when they were graded randomly.

Study co-author Jiaxin Pei, of The University of Michigan, US, said: "We kind of suspect that fatigue is one of the...

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