'We show that class size has the largest impact on female participation, with smaller classes leading to more equitable participation.'
When it comes to instruction in the classroom, the number of students taking a course can have an impact on how whether female students decide to pursue STEM careers, according toUsing data obtained from multiple institutions for 44 science courses, the researchers calculated female participation based on more than 5,300 interactions between instructors and students over a two-year period.
"We show that class size has the largest impact on female participation, with smaller classes leading to more equitable participation. We also found that women are most likely to participate after small-group discussions when instructors use diverse teaching strategies," said lead author Cissy Ballen, who is currently an assistant professor at."We hope these results encourage instructors to be proactive in their classrooms with respect to these inequities.
The researchers also found that there are ways to make large class sizes function like smaller ones, by breaking up students into groups for evidence-based active learning exercises. This technique is being used as part of the
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