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Students he didn't like

"To restate - listening blind and level matched removes all kinds of bias that any subject brings with them into the test. Indeed, I had a terrific professor who had all students write a code number for their essays and tests because he said if he knows the students he may favour a student he likes and give them the benefit of the doubt when marking or doing the opposite for a student he didn't like. So when marking he had no clue who anyone was. At the end of the course, you put your name beside your code. Everyone knew they were equally treated. So blind definitely has an advantage."

> > > > > I don't think that example is analogous to audio testing at all. In fact, it's probably better all the way around for the professor to know his students more intimately and to figure out who the smart ones are and who the poor students are. If the class is very large the professor won't have an opportunity to know his students well enough to show favoritism, if the class is small, the professor can't help knowing his students more intimately. I would think knowing his students are would allow for help for those that needed it during the course.

In blind testing isn't the general idea to avoid seeing the item(s) under test? As if seeing them or knowing the price would color the evaluation of its sound. That's a psychological bias, not favoritism. For favoritism to exist there has to be prior experience.





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