Kane Meissel|Frauke Meyer|Esther S. Yao|Christine M. Rubie?Davies
Subjectivity of teacher judgments: Exploring student characteristics that influence teacher judgments of student ability
University of Auckland|University of Auckland|University of Auckland|University of Auckland
teacher judgments student achievement increasingly used highstakes decisionmaking making imperative judgments fair reliable possible using large national database new zealand explored relation psychometrically designed standardized achievement results teacher judgments reading n 4771 students writing n 11765 students using hierarchical linear modelling findings indicated judgments systematically lower marginalized learners controlling standardized achievement differences additionally classroom school achievement composition inversely related teacher judgments discrepancies concerning important implications equitable educational opportunities