Online Discussion Forum Help-Seeking Behaviors of Students Underrepresented in STEM.

Jay, Victoria; Henricks, Genevieve; Anderson, Carolyn; Angrave, Lawrence; Bosch, Nigel; Williams-Dobosz, Destiny; Shaik, Naj; Bhat, Suma; Perry, Michelle

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ERIC Number: ED610615

Record Type: Non-Journal

Publication Date: 2020

Pages: 2

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Online Discussion Forum Help-Seeking Behaviors of Students Underrepresented in STEM

Jay, Victoria; Henricks, Genevieve; Anderson, Carolyn; Angrave, Lawrence; Bosch, Nigel; Williams-Dobosz, Destiny; Shaik, Naj; Bhat, Suma; Perry, Michelle

Grantee Submission, Paper presented at the International Conference on Learning Sciences (ICLS) (2020)

Underrepresented (UR) students face barriers to help-seeking in traditional classrooms. We predicted these barriers would be ameliorated online. We analyzed online course discussion boards and found UR students asked for help more often than non-UR students and women were more likely than men to ask for help explicitly at least once. Furthermore, not help-seeking was related to worse course grades. These results suggest the online setting may decrease barriers to help-seeking for underrepresented students. [This paper was published in: "ICLS 2020 Proceedings," ISLS, 2020, pp. 809-810.]

Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students, Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion Groups, Help Seeking, STEM Education, Barriers, Gender Differences, Grades (Scholastic), College Students

Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research

Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education

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Language: English

Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)

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IES Funded: Yes

Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A180211