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Consider the following scenario:Consider the following scenario:
Mr. J is an English literature teacher. He explicitly expresses the idea that all of his students can succeed and
does his best to view his students equally. Moreover, he recognizes the importance of diversity, and
consistently infuses his curriculum with multicultural literature. However, Mr. J also knows that he holds
negative implicit biases toward identities that some of his students possess. In his attempt to reduce the
effects of bias in his work, Mr. J reaches out to you in order to help him identify ways that his implicit biases
may influence his class.
Of the following areas, identify instances where Mr. J's implicit biases may disrupt his intention to ensure hisOf the following areas, identify instances where Mr. J's implicit biases may disrupt his intention to ensure his
students' academic success; check all that apply.students' academic success; check all that apply.
His ability to evaluate the quality of his students' work equitably
Correct!
His ability to evaluate the quality of his students' work equitably
Because Mr. J is already practicing other ways to improve equity in his classroom, the impact of
his implicit biases are not large enough to negatively affect his students' academic outcomes.
His perceptions of students' experiences and skills
What perspectives and backgrounds Mr. J chooses to highlight in his curriculum
Research shows that seemingly objective ratings of someone's work can be skewed based on
aspects of that person's identity, such as race or gender. As such, by removing students'
names from homework and test submissions, teachers can greatly reduce the possibility that
their biases influenced their grading.
Because Mr. J is already practicing other ways to improve equity in his classroom, the impact of
his implicit biases are not large enough to negatively affect his students' academic outcomes.
Not quite!
No matter how subtle the differences can seem, the impact of implicit bias is always
important to consider, as it can have a long-lasting impact on student outcomes.
His perceptions of students' experiences and skills
Correct!
Our implicit biases can cause us to unfairly associate certain skills and abilities with different
social groups, such as girls being better at language arts and boys being better at hard
sciences.
You missed this one! What perspectives and backgrounds Mr. J chooses to highlight in his
curriculum"
Mr. J is already including a diverse range of backgrounds into his teaching material. Yet, it is
impossible to highlight every perspective equally. Thus, Mr. J could survey his students to see
what cultural perspectives are most interesting to them as a way to supplement his current
practices.
Teachers' implicit biases have been shown to impact which of the following:
Who they determine needs discipline
Racial patterns in school discipline practices
Who they determine is a "problem child"
All of the above
Correct!
A teacher's implicit biases inform how he/she/they views and treats each student. Implicit
associations inform who a teacher views as problematic and who needs to be disciplined. The
negative implicit associations most people have about students with marginalized identities
can affect perceptions of the frequency and severity of the punishment needed to address a
student's behavior. These implicitly biased perceptions have been shown to create unequal
discipline outcomes between Black and White students, even if their behaviors are identical.
Although implicit bias can affect a wide range of discipline decisions, which of the
following instances is most likely to reflect a biased decision?
Disciplining a student for being disruptive, such as talking too loudly or being insubordinate
Correct!
Implicit biases can impact perceptions of student behavior, especially when we are making
decisions based on subjective or ambiguous information. Our personal biases and
experiences are much more likely to manifest in our determinations of what is deemed
acceptable behavior rather than a concrete deliverable or policy such as homework being
incomplete or violating a specific policy against fighting.
Which of the following is an example of the ways that implicit bias affects systemic
inequities beyond the classroom?
Disciplining a student for harming another student, such as punching or hitting
Disciplining a student for being disruptive, such as talking too loudly or being insubordinate
Discipling a student for being tardy to class more than 3 times
Disciplining a student for not completing a homework assignment
Implicit bias can interrupt pipelines to higher education.
Implicit bias can lead to inequitable evaluations of work samples or job qualifications.
Correct!
The implicit biases of teachers and authority figures has been shown to correlate with a
variety of negative outcomes for students, whether in the K-12 education setting or as
students pursue opportunities toward careers and/or higher education.
Implicit bias is a contributing factor for diverting students toward the school-to-prison pipeline.
Implicit bias impacts who is considered for mentorship or leadership opportunities.
All of the above