Researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison are developing a video game that will guide K-12 teachers through the hazards of unconscious attitudes and assumptions that affect the way they see their students, a phenomenon called "implicit bias."

This summer, the researchers will work with staff from two school districts to design the game, which will allow teachers to experience bias in the schoolyard, cafeteria and classroom from a student's perspective.

Preliminary research based on surveys evaluating professors' experience playing the game at training workshops held across the country have shown some positive results, says Pribbenow.

Research of a pilot version of the game did find that players were able to take the perspective of the main character. A critical piece in decreasing bias is being able to step in students' shoes and understand what they are going through.

Read the source article at Education Week