DECIDE, reducing bias in decision-making processes within higher education

In the DECIDE project: De-biasing in Higher Education for Improved Decision-making Skills, we, along with a European consortium of five partners from Bulgaria, Turkey, and Belgium, aspire to identify the most effective and efficient strategies that contribute to what we wish to define as a new competency: the de-biasing & life skills competence. We see here a special relevance for education and for professions and professional environments where decision-making without bias is of utmost importance.

Output

By conducting literature and data studies on de-biasing strategies and interventions, we aim to develop a methodology for evaluating de-biasing intervention procedures. As a result of this research, a suite of competencies will be developed for bias awareness and bias management that are pertinent to decision-making. We will also create a guide for professionals in higher education focusing on formative and summative assessments without bias, a guide addressing bias in pupil assessment, a free online course on an LMS platform — well-structured and filled with content — for independent and supervised study. Finally, we will also develop a series of educational strategies.

Researchers

• mart.doms@kdg.be
• ama.amitai@kdg.be