The provost of Columbia University presents his study of the effects of stereotypes on learning and testing and the state of education in the U.S. He discovers that telling a group what a specific test is supposed to reveal .. Read More
The provost of Columbia University presents his study of the effects of stereotypes on learning and testing and the state of education in the U.S. He discovers that telling a group what a specific test is supposed to reveal significantly increases the likelihood that test outcomes will reflect ingrained stereotypes. The event was at the Harvard University Book Store.