2020/11/12 by M. B. Weissman, Weissman, Michael B.
Social Sciences · #FOS: Physical sciences #Innovations in Educational Methods #Innovative Teaching Methods #Physics Education (physics.ed-ph) #Science Education and Pedagogy
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2011.06678
openalex publication_date 2020/11/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A recent paper by Salehi et al. claims that the differences found between major demographic groups on scores in introductory college physics tests are due to differences in pre-college preparation. No evidence is produced, however, to show that preparation differences are more causally important than any other differences. In one case, the male/female difference, the paper actually provides evidence that preparation gaps are unimportant.