The SEISMIC project aims to advance equity and inclusion in foundational STEM courses. Our model for change is grounded in recent research exploring the reasons for the relatively slow adoption of evidence-based approaches to STEM education.
Advancing equity & inclusion in introductory STEM courses
Research on Equity and Inclusion in IU's Introductory STEM courses
SEISMIC is about studying introductory STEM classrooms and learning how to be more inclusive and equitable, but it's also about sharing the findings across member institutions and with as wide an audience as possible. The research shared below was completed through SEISMIC:
Matz, R. L., Koester, B. P., Fiorini, S., Grom, G., Shepard, L., Stangor, C. G., & McKay, T. A. (2017). Patterns of gendered performance differences in large introductory courses at five research universities. AERA Open, 3(4), 2332858417743754. [Link]