Biased vs Unbiased Practice

What is BIAS in the media?

• News reported in a partial/prejudiced manner

• Only providing facts

• Only providing opinions

• Showing two sides of the argument

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

A school randomly chose ten English teachers and asked them which type of juice their students would prefer. Which reason BEST shows why this sample is biased?

• The sample can only be accurate if each teacher is included in the sample

• The sample didn't include students.

• The sample is too big.

• The sample is too small.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Not all students learn at the same pace or in the same way

• Biased

• Unbiased

All students find online learning difficult.

• Biased

• Unbiased

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Carlos wants to know the favorite sport of people at his school so he asks his baseball team.

• Biased

• Unbiased

To see who has a computer at home the front office chooses 10 students randomly per grade to ask.

• Biased

• Unbiased

What type of bias is this sentence? Dogs make better pets than cats.

• Arguable Statement- a sentence that can be argued.

• Fact/Opinion- a sentence that is written like a fact, but is an opinion.

• Generalization- a sentence that applies to a group of people or things.

• Subjective Language-specific words that show the author's feelings.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What type of bias is this sentence? Students prefer wearing uniforms to school since they don't need to worry about what they'll wear each day.

• Arguable Statement- a sentence that can be argued.

• Fact/Opinion- a sentence that is written like a fact, but is an opinion.

• Generalization- a sentence that applies to a group of people or things.

• Subjective Language-specific words that show the author's feelings.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

Calling someone a 'freedom fighter', 'Heartland Warrior', or the "Queen of Rage" is:

• Bias by Headline

• Bias through Names and Titles

• Bias through Placement

• Bias by Statistics

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

An editor can express bias by choosing some or none of a story. What is this?

• Bias through crowd counts

• Bias through placement

• Bias through selection and omission

• Bias through source control

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6