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. 2023 Jun 23;17(1):1–12. doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00818-9

Table 1.

Tools to use for understanding and learning about personal biases

Type Name Description Source
Assessment Unconscious Bias: An Educator’s Self-Assessment This self-assessment will help you discover areas where you may hold an unconscious bias, guide you in exploring your own personal narrative, or story, that may have informed your bias, learn how to disarm your bias by looking for more than one way to interpret a situation or interaction, use the power of books to gain exposure and insight into the lives, experiences, and stories of those against whom you may hold a bias. Maryland State Education
Personal Self-Assessment of Anti-Bias Behavior A checklist for assessing individual attitudes and behaviors for bias. Provides an area to chart out goals and areas of growth after taking the assessment. Anti-Defamation League
Implicit Association Test Measures the strength of associations between concepts and evaluations or stereotypes to reveal an individual’s hidden or subconscious biases. Project Implicit
Educational Content Implicit Bias Module Series This module series covers implicit bias. Module 1: Understanding Implicit Bias covers the basics of implicit bias including what it is, the origins of bias, and implicit bias in action. Module 2: Real-World Implications discusses the identifiable role and impact of implicit bias in various institutes. Module 3 and Module 4 address how to test for implicit bias with Implicit Association Tests and how to understand and move forward after receiving results. Kirwan Institute for The Study of Race and Ethnicity
ADDRESSING Model A framework that facilitates recognition and understanding of the complexities of individual identity. There are considerations of age, developmental disabilities, acquired disabilities, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, indigenous group membership, nationality, and gender contributes to a complete understanding of cultural identity. Hays (2001)