Journal article
Impact of equity models and statistical measures on interpretations of educational reform
Physical review special topics. Physics education research, v 8(2), p020103
01 Jul 2012
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Abstract
We present three models of equity and show how these, along with the statistical measures used to evaluate results, impact interpretation of equity in education reform. Equity can be defined and interpreted in many ways. Most equity education reform research strives to achieve equity by closing achievement gaps between groups. An example is given by the study by Lorenzo et al. that shows that interactive engagement methods lead to increased gender equity. In this paper, we reexamine the results of Lorenzo et al. through three models of equity. We find that interpretation of the results strongly depends on the model of equity chosen. Further, we argue that researchers must explicitly state their model of equity as well as use effect size measurements to promote clarity in education reform.
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- Title
- Impact of equity models and statistical measures on interpretations of educational reform
- Creators
- Idaykis Rodriguez - Florida International UniversityEric Brewe - Florida International UniversityVashti Sawtelle - Florida International UniversityLaird H. Kramer - Florida International University
- Publication Details
- Physical review special topics. Physics education research, v 8(2), p020103
- Publisher
- Amer Physical Soc
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000306944600001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84864740322
- Other Identifier
- 991021877365504721
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