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whyenotyesterday at 10:50 PM2 repliesview on HN

Its serial nature also means that an evaluator's standards can drift from students with early exams to those with later exams. Oral exams can introduce issues of sex and ethnic biasing.


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xboxnolifestoday at 12:23 AM

Evaluation drift happens with written exams too. They are graded serially.

p-e-wtoday at 12:15 AM

Or just regular personal biasing, which is just as unfair but doesn’t receive government protection even in theory.