Teacher Personality Bias

Intended Audience: Educators, Teacher Researchers

Key Points: The article I found discussed a German study for how teachers relate to their students better when they have similar personalities. The similar personalities can influence a bias in the classroom.

Relevance: I found this interesting because of what we have been discussing in Critical Perspectives and Inquiry. That a bias goes beyond race, culture, and religious perspectives, but anything that can connect people together. How can our commonalities influence a classroom dynamic? How do we avoid designing classrooms that are more catered to one than another?

URL: http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2015/02/teachers_favor_students_with_similar_personalities_says_study.html

Here is the link to the study from Educational Psychology Journal:

Personality similarity between teachers and their students influences teacher judgement of student achievement