Despite producing more innovative work, women and scholars of color are recognized less for that work.
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Active learning may help close the gap between underrepresented & overrepresented students
Achievement gaps do decrease for active learning classes, but the amount of active learning matters.
Continue readingNot all disadvantages are equal in higher education
First-gen and low-income Asian/white students fare better than racially underrepresented students.
Continue readingShould you worry about cheating on online exams?
Yes. However, students may also do worse due to taking the test outside of the classroom.
Continue readingPerhaps it’s time to rethink the percentage grading scale
The percentage grading scale can lead to more students failing and over-count low grades.
Continue readingSolution Videos and Student Overconfidence
Solution videos can help students learn but they may become overconfident in their abilities.
Continue readingOnline delivery of Research Based Assessments
Research conducted across 8 institutions, covering 2 introductory-level course and 10 upper-division courses (for a total of 1879 students), suggests that, even in the worst case, only a small percentage of students engage in behaviors such as using external resources while answering Research Based Assessments and this has a negligible effect on the class average.
Continue readingOnline vs live physics demonstrations: does it make a difference?
Students enjoy online demos just as much as live demos, but may learn more from online demos.
Continue readingIf you are reading this during class, you are inhibiting a peer’s learning
Those sitting near someone on their laptop scored 17% lower on a test than those sitting near someone taking notes
Continue readingSTEM gender stereotypes: from early childhood through adolescence
Older children are more likely to report that both boys & girls usually, should be, and can be good at STEM.
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