Vanderbilt: Underrepresented Students' Perceptions of Calculus Instruction Reveal 'Weed-Out' Mechanisms That Discourage Participation in STEM
March 05, 2021
March 05, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 5 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news:
Luis Leyva, assistant professor of mathematics education at Vanderbilt University and director of PRISM (Power, Resistance & Identity in STEM) at Peabody College, led a research team that recently identified mechanisms in undergraduate calculus instruction that contribute to the function of introductory mathematics as a gatekeeper to STEM majors among Black students, Latin* students, and w . . .
Luis Leyva, assistant professor of mathematics education at Vanderbilt University and director of PRISM (Power, Resistance & Identity in STEM) at Peabody College, led a research team that recently identified mechanisms in undergraduate calculus instruction that contribute to the function of introductory mathematics as a gatekeeper to STEM majors among Black students, Latin* students, and w . . .