Objectivity in Grading: The Promise of Bar Codes

College Teaching

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-55

  Jae, Haeran ^a   Cowling, John ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bar codes; bias in grading; fair grading; identity bias; student anonymity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857112665     PISSN: 87567555     EISSN: 19308299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/CTCH.57.1.51-55     Document Type: Article

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