Teachers may tend to award higher grades to pupils with positive personality traits, new research has suggested. Over 2019 to 2020, the study compared Russian and maths grades assigned to students by teachers with grades awarded anonymously in state exams the following year. “It was interesting although perhaps not surprising that some teachers seem to award higher grades to students with more ‘desirable’ personality traits such as high agreeableness,” he said. “It is worth considering that in a small number of cases what differentiates student grades is not only actual ability but perceived personality characteristics. The study also found that overly dominant personality traits, whether negative or positive, can have an adverse impact on academic achievement.

Source: Irish Examiner May 20, 2021 09:40 UTC