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Misleading HN headline IMO. I think the most interesting thing here is that: 1) attractive females have better grades in-person but not remote 2) attractive ma
by benced 4y ago
Misleading HN headline IMO. I think the most interesting thing here is that:
1) attractive females have better grades in-person but not remote
2) attractive males have better grades in-person AND remote
- oxfeed65261 4y agoYes, the current title, “Attractive female students get better grades,” is highly misleading. “Attractive students get better grades” would be better.
- chiefalchemist 4y agoNot wanting to add to the title, but if HN had a subtitle, this would be it: "The effect is only present in courses with significant teacher–student interaction." I mention this because I initially wondered if looks drove general confidence, and that somehow made them better students. But the subtitle implies that instructors have a bias in favor of looks. That said, now I wonder how the gender and/or gender-preference of the teacher influences the bias.
- verisimilitudes 4y ago