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Moussa, Adnan; Barnett, Elisabeth A.; Brathwaite, Jessica; Fay, Maggie P.; Kopko, Elizabeth – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020
In the United States, the prevailing high school mathematics course sequence begins with a year of Algebra I, followed by a year of geometry and a year of Algebra II. Educators and others have raised concerns about the extent to which this sequence, which prioritizes the mastery of algebra, is appropriate for the longer-term education and career…
Descriptors: High Schools, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, STEM Education
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Simmons, Amber B.; Heckler, Andrew F. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
Two set of studies were conducted to better understand grades and grading practices in physics courses, and how these might influence demographic representational disparities in physics. The first study investigates the relationships between grades and the student-level factors of standardized test scores, (binary) gender, underrepresented…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Disproportionate Representation, Introductory Courses