7/8/2024 NEPS in the media: Researchers identify systematic biases in grading Researchers from the Universities of Bern and Zurich have used data from the National Educational Panel Study to determine which factors distort the assessment of school grades. The result: gender, weight and the social status of pupils have a strong influence on grades. Here you can read an article from the online magazine News4teachers (in German). Read the original press release from the University of Bern here.