Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
Faculty beliefs about intelligence predict racial achievement gaps in STEM classes
Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:00:01 EST
In a major analysis of university faculty and students in science, technology, engineering and math, Indiana University social psychologists found that professors' beliefs about intelligence play a measurable role in the success of all students—with the strongest effects for underrepresented students taking their first college-level STEM courses.
