Impact of broad categorization on statistical results: How underrepresented minority designation can mask the struggles of both Asian American and African American students

Although recent research has reported equity gains in the university-level physics classroom, there remains evidence of significant inequities by race. We conducted a series of multiple linear regressions to examine the magnitude of these inequities in introductory mechanics final exam scores. When...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Devyn Shafer, Maggie S. Mahmood, Tim Stelzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2021-03-01
Series:Physical Review Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.17.010113