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Discrimination against Students with Foreign Backgrounds: Evidence from Grading in Swedish Public High Schools

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Title: Discrimination against Students with Foreign Backgrounds: Evidence from Grading in Swedish Public High Schools
Language: English
Authors: Hinnerich, Bjorn Tyrefors, Höglin, Erik, Johannesson, Magnus
Source: Education Economics. 2015 23(6):660-676.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 2015
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, High Schools, Educational Discrimination, High School Students, Grading, Minority Group Students, Scores, National Competency Tests, Statistical Analysis, Regression (Statistics), Robustness (Statistics), Least Squares Statistics
Geographic Terms: Sweden
DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2014.899562
ISSN: 0964-5292
Abstract: We rigorously test for discrimination against students with foreign backgrounds in high school grading in Sweden. We analyse a random sample of national tests in the Swedish language graded both non-blindly by the student's own teacher and blindly without any identifying information. The increase in the test score due to non-blind grading is significantly higher for students with a Swedish background. This discrimination effect is sizeable, about 10% of the mean or 20% of the standard deviation of the blind test score.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 36
Entry Date: 2015
Accession Number: EJ1076235
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:We rigorously test for discrimination against students with foreign backgrounds in high school grading in Sweden. We analyse a random sample of national tests in the Swedish language graded both non-blindly by the student's own teacher and blindly without any identifying information. The increase in the test score due to non-blind grading is significantly higher for students with a Swedish background. This discrimination effect is sizeable, about 10% of the mean or 20% of the standard deviation of the blind test score.
ISSN:0964-5292
DOI:10.1080/09645292.2014.899562