What's in a name? Experiments with blind marking in A-level examinations

Educational Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 191-202

  Baird, Jo Anne ^a  

^a Associated Examining Board   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A level examinations; Bias; Blind marking; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040427929     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0013188980400207     Document Type: Article

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