Bias Mitigation

Question 1

An applicant has a 4.0 on every admissions req except a 2.5 in one, so you rate them poorly for academics. This bias is:

Accepted Answer

Negative Emphasis

Question 2

For each student, taking detailed notes of evidence and relevance to rubric will help you avoid this during selection:

Accepted Answer

Recency Bias

Question 3

You allocate 10 minutes to each applicant and take frequent breaks. This will help you avoid this bias:

Accepted Answer

First Impression

Question 4

You look at evidence in an applicant's essay and ignore how it was written. This will help you avoid which bias:

Accepted Answer

Language

Question 5

You don't need to review your rubric if it was successful during your last admissions cycle.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

An applicant is interested in the same content you studied in college. You could be at the risk of this bias:

Accepted Answer

Similar to Me

Question 7

Your rubric should be reviewed annually for:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 8

An applicant is not very strong, but you feel bad rating them too low, so you rate them a 2. This bias is:

Accepted Answer

Leniency

Question 9

An applicant shares a compelling story that does not relate to the admissions criteria. You could be at the risk of:

Accepted Answer

Noise Bias

Question 10

An applicant is strong, but not as strong as the applicant before them, so you rate them lower. This bias is:

Accepted Answer

Contrast

Question 11

Creating a welcoming environment is an important aspect of:

Accepted Answer

Outreach

Question 12

You use the full scale of the rubric for each applicant and don't avoid giving any one score. This will help you avoid:

Accepted Answer

Central Tendency

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