Standardized tests are widely used to determine student performance at all levels of education. However, a rater’s subjective assessment of the answers may affect the student’s score, particularly when examining open-ended or essay questions that are particularly valuable for providing insights into a student’s ability.

Drawing on his extensive research on the role of exercise in improving function in older persons, Joseph Signorile is leading a collaborative University of Miami study focused on the tiny blood vessels of the eye.

As we emerge from the long, strange academic year it has been, we are forever changed. One year ago, the School of Education and Human Development (SEHD) should have been wrapping up a successful set of events commemorating our 90th anniversary year. We should have shaken the hands of our graduates and settled into a typical summer of planning, writing, researching, prepping and working – albeit at a slower pace.

Biases in data collection and analysis can affect research results, particularly in fields like public health, education and social justice, according to Jennifer Kahn, assistant professor, Department of Teaching and Learning.