Setting by ability – or is it? A quantitative study of determinants of set placement in English secondary schools

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Daniel Muijs and Mairead Dunne Grouping students into classes by ability on a subject-by-subject basis, also known as setting, is a common practice in many educational systems. An important issue…

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The power of stereotyping and confirmation bias to overwhelm accurate assessment: the case of economics, gender, and risk aversion

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Julie Nelson Behavioral research has revealed how normal human cognitive processes can tend to lead us astray. But do these affect economic researchers, ourselves? This article explores the consequences of…

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