A fourth-grader's handwritten worksheet was attributed to a gifted or non-gifted child (ability label) with either a European (high ethnic status) or Moroccan (low ethnic status) name. Grades given to the worksheet varied as a function of the ability label, and to a smaller extent as a function of the interaction between ethnic and ability labels.
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