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Researchers find lower grades given to students with surnames that come later in alphabetical order (phys.org)

submitted 5 months ago by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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As graders go on grading, their comments become more frustrated and their good-will becomes much sloppier. At least that's the hypothesis to explain this. Researchers found the reverse effect on graders who sorted in reverse-alphabetical order.

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