ERIC Number: EJ1345371
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-May
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-8251
EISSN: EISSN-1945-2306
When Active Learning Is Inequitable: Women's Participation Predicts Gender Inequities in Mathematical Performance
Reinholz, Daniel; Johnson, Estrella; Andrews-Larson, Christine; Stone-Johnstone, Amelia; Smith, Jessica; Mullins, Brooke; Fortune, Nicholas; Keene, Karen; Shah, Niral
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v53 n3 p204-226 May 2022
This article investigates the implementation of inquiry-oriented instruction in 20 undergraduate mathematics classrooms. In contrast to conventional wisdom that active learning is good for all students, we found gendered performance differences between women and men in the inquiry classes that were not present in a noninquiry comparison sample. Through a secondary analysis of classroom videos, we linked these performance inequities to differences in women's participation rates across classes. Thus, we provide empirical evidence that simply implementing active learning is insufficient, and that the nature of inquiry-oriented classrooms is highly consequential for improving gender equity in mathematics.
Descriptors: Active Learning, Equal Education, Inquiry, Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Females, Gender Differences, Student Participation, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1431595; 1431641; 1431393; 1943146