Making the Grade: Measuring Rigor and Bias in the Classroom
Jonathan Jacobson
Department of Computer Science
Faculty Supervisor: Shahrukh Humayoun
Why are students scoring below grade-level in standardized state math tests when their passing grades in their previous classes indicate student success?
Is the high school educating students with enough “rigor”? Are teachers just providing students with an education on paper but not in reality? Are certain students getting a better education while others at the same school are systematically left behind?
Using machine learning and data visualization techniques, this project hopes to answer the question of how measuring teacher grading rigor can help inform administrators and provide actionable insights about teachers’ and students’ performance in public education?