Equity in hybrid microeconomics classes: Effects on diverse student groups

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-10-08 DOI:10.1016/j.iree.2024.100304

Savannah Adkins

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Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic created a sudden increased uptake of online teaching, and though the end of the pandemic signaled a shift back to more in-person learning, many schools have used the existing infrastructure to expand their offerings of online and hybrid courses. While previous studies have identified the impact of online teaching on student score, little work has been done on the heterogenous impact that online and hybrid teaching can have, particularly for underrepresented groups of students. I utilize a randomized control trial in an introductory microeconomics course to test whether there are any differences in quiz score with a lecture delivered online as compared to in-person, mimicking a hybrid class environment. I find that when students watch a lecture online, they score 5 percentage points lower on average than attending a lecture in-person. This estimate is based on an intent-to-treat study design and estimates within-individual effects. I also assess heterogeneous effects across various demographic variables, including gender, race, and First-Generation status, and find that this result is particularly salient for non-White and first-generation students, highlighting the equity implications of moving to online teaching.

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混合微观经济学课程的公平性：对不同学生群体的影响

19 大流行病使在线教学的使用率骤然上升，尽管大流行病的结束预示着在线教学将回归更多的面对面学习，但许多学校还是利用现有的基础设施扩大了在线和混合课程的开设。虽然以往的研究已经确定了在线教学对学生成绩的影响，但对于在线和混合教学可能产生的异质性影响，尤其是对代表性不足的学生群体的影响，却鲜有研究。我在微观经济学入门课程中利用随机对照试验，模拟混合课堂环境，测试在线授课与面对面授课在测验分数上是否存在差异。我发现，当学生在线观看讲座时，他们的平均得分比亲自参加讲座时低 5 个百分点。这一估计基于意向治疗研究设计，并估计了个体内部效应。我还评估了各种人口统计学变量的异质性效应，包括性别、种族和第一代学生身份，并发现这一结果对非白人和第一代学生尤为突出，凸显了转向在线教学对公平的影响。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.