我是一个科学家:通过在讲座中明确代表科学家,克服科学多样性的偏见假设
Dominic Charles Henri1, Kirra Coates1, Katharine Hubbard1
1Department of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom.
PloS one
|July 7, 2023
概括
通过包括科学家的照片和姓名来使演讲幻灯片变得人性化,可以帮助解决科学,技术,工程和数学 (STEM) 领域缺乏多样性的问题. 这种干预可能会积极改变学生对谁可以追求STEM职业的看法.
科学领域:
- 科学,技术,工程和数学 (STEM) 教育.
- 高等教育教学.高等教育教学.
- 科学的社会学.
背景情况:
- 边缘化群体在STEM中的代表性不足是一个重大问题.
- 在教材中缺乏代表性可能会阻止学生从STEM职业生涯.
- 现有的参考系统可能无意中强化对STEM同质性的看法.
研究的目的:
- 在STEM讲座中探索"人性化"演示幻灯片的有效性.
- 评估是否包括科学家照片和全名以及参考文献对学生对多样性的看法产生影响.
- 为教育工作者提供可访问的,基于证据的战略,以促进STEM的包容性.
主要方法:
- 在英国一所大学的161名生物科学本科生和研究生中采用了调查方法.
- 根据假设的参考,评估学生对作者人口统计学的假设.
- 收集了学生对"人性化的"幻灯片设计干预的反.
主要成果:
- 超过50%的学生认为参考文献的作者是男性和西方人.
- "人性化的"幻灯片设计通常被视为良好的教学实践.
- 初步证据表明,女性和非二进制学生对干预的反应更为积极.
结论:
- 调整介绍幻灯片以"人性化"科学家是一个潜在的有效的,小规模的干预,以突出STEM的多样性.
- 这种方法可以积极影响学生对科学多样性的看法.
- 除了这些干预措施之外,还需要进行进一步的实质性工作,以解决STEM系统缺乏多样性的问题.
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