Gender Differences in Student Comfort Voluntarily Asking and Answering Questions in Large-Enrollment College Science Courses

Gender Differences in Student Comfort Voluntarily Asking and Answering Questions in Large-Enrollment College Science Courses

ABSTRACT Allowing students to ask and answer questions is a common practice employed by college science instructors. However, recent literature has identified that women participate in whole-class discussions less often than men. One hypothesized reason for this gender gap is that women may be less...

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Main Authors: Erika M. Nadile, Keonti D. Williams, Nicholas J. Wiesenthal, Katherine N. Stahlhut, Krystian A. Sinda, Christopher F. Sellas, Flor Salcedo, Yasiel I. Rivera Camacho, Shannon G. Perez, Meagan L. King, Airyn E. Hutt, Alyssa Heiden, George Gooding, Jomaries O. Gomez-Rosado, Sariah A. Ford, Isabella Ferreira, Megan R. Chin, William D. Bevan-Thomas, Briana M. Barreiros, Emilie Alfonso, Yi Zheng, Katelyn M. Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Subjects:
comfort
gender
participation
asking questions
answering questions
active learning
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.00100-21

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.00100-21

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