Despite producing more innovative work, women and scholars of color are recognized less for that work.
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Tag: Diversity and Inclusion
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.
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Not all disadvantages are equal in higher education
First-gen and low-income Asian/white students fare better than racially underrepresented students.
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STEM 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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What type of instruction do student expect in their intro STEM courses?
If you guessed lecture, you would be correct. However, students also expect some non-lecturing.
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Yes Virginia, there is a way to reduce gender bias on your student evaluations of teaching
Adding a statement addressing implicit bias seems to reduce the gender gap.
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Supporting all students through Universal Design for Learning
The Universal Design for Learning are a set of guidelines for designing materials for diverse needs, abilities, and interests.
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Can we explain the physics conceptual inventory gender gap?
Prior physics preparation seems to be the biggest contributor to the gender gap but a lot is still unknown.
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Demographic gaps may just be preparation gaps
Prior studies have found gender and racial performance gaps in physics. However, might those gaps be the result of gaps in preparation?
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Thinking Beyond ADA Compliance: How to Make Astronomy Accessible
Title: Accessible Astronomy: Policies, Practices, and Strategies to Increase Participation of Astronomers with Disabilities Authors: Alicia Aarnio et al. First
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