Equity of success in CLASP courses at UC Davis

Paul, Cassandra A.; Webb, David J.; Chessey, Mary K.; Potter, Wendell H.

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Equity of success in CLASP courses at UC Davis

written by Cassandra A. Paul, David J. Webb, Mary K. Chessey, and Wendell H. Potter

We have recently described the reformed introductory physics course, Collaborative Learning through Active Sense-Making in Physics (CLASP), for bioscience students at UC Davis and argued that the course was more successful than its predecessor (Physics 5) by several measures. Now we examine the effects of these courses for different student ethnic groups. We find that, compared to Physics 5, students of most ethnic backgrounds were more successful in CLASP. We also find that students from ethnic groups underrepresented in STEM who took the CLASP course were more likely to graduate as STEM majors. We discuss possible features of CLASP that might explain these results.

Physics Education Research Conference 2017
Part of the PER Conference series
Cincinnati, OH: July 26-27, 2017
Pages 292-295

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Education - Applied Research - Pedagogy Education - Basic Research - Achievement - Sample Population = Ethnicity or Race	- Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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Paul, C., Webb, D., Chessey, M., & Potter, W. (2017, July 26-27). Equity of success in CLASP courses at UC Davis. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2017, Cincinnati, OH. Retrieved February 10, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14628&DocID=4805

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Paul, C, D. Webb, M. Chessey, and W. Potter. "Equity of success in CLASP courses at UC Davis." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2017, Cincinnati, OH, July 26-27, 2017. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14628&DocID=4805 (accessed 10 February 2025).

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Paul, Cassandra, David Webb, Mary K. Chessey, and Wendell H. Potter. "Equity of success in CLASP courses at UC Davis." Physics Education Research Conference 2017. Cincinnati, OH: 2017. 292-295 of PER Conference. 10 Feb. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14628&DocID=4805>.

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