Attributing equity gaps to course structure in introductory physics

We add to a growing literature suggesting that demographic grade gaps should be attributed to biases embedded in the courses themselves. Changes in the structure of two different introductory physics classes were made while leaving the topics covered and the level of coverage unchanged. First, a cla...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David J. Webb, Cassandra A. Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2023-09-01
Series:Physical Review Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.19.020126