Re:Study: Women performed better on a math test when using s...
by zaroth on Tuesday July 02, 2013 @12:27PM
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Fascinating result that you can counteract the negative effect of the statement with anonymity.
It would have been interesting if there was a 3rd leg where they issue the tests with an "anonymous id number" instead of having them write a false name...
I wonder if the effect is equivalent of a) writing a fake name vs. b) claiming anonymity will be maintained with a pre-printed number
The author seems to take this for granted with this statement; "At the most practical level, they speak to the benefits of using non-name identification procedures in testing," but writing a fake name precludes a lot of testing, so it would be helpful to know if the benefits extend to IDs.
It would have been interesting if there was a 3rd leg where they issue the tests with an "anonymous id number" instead of having them write a false name...
I wonder if the effect is equivalent of a) writing a fake name vs. b) claiming anonymity will be maintained with a pre-printed number
The author seems to take this for granted with this statement; "At the most practical level, they speak to the benefits of using non-name identification procedures in testing," but writing a fake name precludes a lot of testing, so it would be helpful to know if the benefits extend to IDs.