Sentences with phrase «potential teacher bias»

Further, these conversations can demonstrate that not all children and families within a particular racial or ethnic group display similar characteristics, which is a potential teacher bias (Ford & Kea 2009).

Not exact matches

We further examine whether such disagreements are related to the racial match between students and teachers, which would suggest that at least a subset of teachers have systematically biased beliefs about students» educational potential.

This schedule set the year of first evaluation based on a teacher's year of hire, thus reducing the potential for bias that would arise if the timing of evaluation coincided with, for example, a favorable class assignment.

Now a new study suggests that race plays a big role in influencing how teachers see their students» potential for academic success, raising questions about whether teachers» biases could be holding back black students and contributing to the nation's yawning achievement gap.

In the study's second year, teachers will be randomly assigned to new classrooms, an effort to eliminate potential bias caused by how students are placed with teachers.

As the demographics of classrooms and school buildings continue to evolve, it is important to examine the extent to which race may influence how teachers interpret and respond to students» behavior and to guard against potential bias.

St. Charles began its efforts to improve minority participation in gifted and talented programs in much the same way as countless other districts, focusing on how to remove one of two potential roadblocks in the way of qualified minority students — biased teachers or biased tests.

For instance, districts are concerned that their placement policy may disadvantage low - income and minority students because these students tend to have lower test scores and because of potential bias in teacher recommendations.

In the absence of such a guideline, local districts may use their student data to detect and remove any potential bias in teacher recommendations, which we discussed earlier in this report.

First, how can districts handle potential bias in teacher recommendations?

Borgonovi and Achiron offered this advice: «Training teachers to recognize and address any biases they may hold about different groups of students — boys and girls, socio - economically advantaged or disadvantaged students, students from different ethnic or cultural traditions — will help them to become more effective teachers and ensure that all students make the most of their potential.»

Following - up on two prior posts about potential bias in teachers» observations (see prior posts here and here), another research study was recently released evidencing, again, that the evaluation ratings derived via observations of teachers in practice are indeed related to (and potentially biased by) teachers» demographic characteristics.

Incorporating an autobiographical activity like this into pre-teacher and pre-service training and making it available to principals would also give principals greater insight into the backgrounds, potential biases, and strengths of their incoming teachers.

Realizing that Success Academy's own marketing materials are heavily biased, we also sought news articles, employee reviews, and independent reports that highlight potential counter-narratives from teachers, parents, and other stakeholders.