And the Survey Says…

Autor/in	White, Susan C.
Titel	And the Survey Says…
Quelle	In: Physics Teacher, 53 (2015) 7, S.400 (1 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-921X
DOI	10.1119/1.4931005
Schlagwörter	Physics; Science Instruction; Student Participation; Racial Differences; Ethnic Groups; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Socioeconomic Influences; High School Seniors; Disadvantaged Youth; Secondary School Science; Access to Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physik; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Rassenunterschied; Ethnie; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang
Abstract	We noted last month that Hispanic and African-American seniors were less likely to have taken a high school physics course than their peers, and we suggested that socioeconomic status (SES) played a role in the lower participation. Often the proportion of students receiving free and reduced-price meals (FRMs) is used as a measure of SES in secondary education; however, we found that this measure did not differentiate very well between schools at the upper end of the socioeconomic spectrum. To help us understand both ends of the SES scale, we ask principals and teachers to assess the economic situation of their students relative to others in the area. We have found that this tracks well with FRMs on the low end and helps us distinguish between schools on the upper end. This figure displays the number of seniors in public high schools attending a school where physics is never offered by SES. While the number of seniors is roughly one-third in each SES group, over half of the seniors attending a school where physics is not offered are at "worse off" schools. Next month we will look more closely at physics by SES. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association of Physics Teachers. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3300; Fax: 301-209-0845; e-mail: pubs@aapt.org; Web site: http://scitation.aip.org/tpt
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01