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Fink, Heather – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2022
Inequities in STEM participation for people of color and women are documented extensively, often highlighting issues of representation and/or achievement. This study adds to the literature by looking at participation inequities in a high school calculus class. Equity is conceptualized as a fair distribution of opportunities for students to engage…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Gender Differences, Calculus, Mathematics Instruction
Ross, Michael C.; Seaborn, Aletia Wax; Wilson, Elizabeth K. – 2002
This study investigated whether there was a difference in the level of academic achievement for African American students when instructed through lecture and discussion and cooperative learning methods in the social studies classroom. Participants were 58 African American 12th graders in an urban public school. A control group was instructed using…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Cooperative Learning, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
McLure, Gail T.; Boatwright, Micheal; McClanahan, Randy; McLure, John W. – 1998
The purpose of this study was to examine patterns with regard to six advanced high school mathematics courses 12th-grade students who took the American College Testing (ACT) assessment had taken between 1987 and 1997. Differences in performance on the ACT mathematics test were studied with respect to mathematics courses taken, gender,…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Core Curriculum