Abstract:We study which students’ characteristics teachers take into consideration when grading German pupils in lower secondary schools, analysing gender mismatches between teachers’ grading and test scores. We assess gender gaps along the distribution of grades across two subjects considering an extensive set of measures of students’ personality traits, school-related attitudes, and behaviors. Relying on the German National Educational Panel Study – Starting Cohort 3, we focus on 7th grade students in 2012. Results f… Show more
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