Statistical significance testing is the cornerstone of quantitative research, but studies that fail
to report measures of effect size are potentially missing a robust part of the analysis. We …

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Gender in Physics.] This focused collection
explores inequalities in the experiences of women in physics. Yet, it is important for …

Overwhelming evidence demonstrating the benefits of active-learning pedagogy has led to a
shift in teaching that requires students to interact more in the classroom. To date, few studies …

Although gender gaps have been a major concern in male-dominated science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics disciplines such as physics and engineering, the numerical …

The underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM)-related fields remains a concern for educators and the scientific community. Gender …

We review the literature on the gender gap on concept inventories in physics. Across studies
of the most commonly used mechanics concept inventories, the Force Concept Inventory …

Significant gendered performance differences are signals of systemic inequity in higher
education. Understanding of these inequities has been hampered by the local nature of prior …

One provocative explanation for the continued persistence of minority achievement gaps
involves the performance-dampening anxiety thought to be experienced by minority …

This meta‐analysis assessed the impact of values affirmation on the academic achievement
of students under social identity threats in actual classrooms. After a systematic search …

Many factors have been proposed to explain the attrition of women in science, technology,
engineering and math fields, among them the lower performance of women in introductory …