Can Equity-Focused Blended Learning Practices Promote Student Success at Scale?

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Wednesday 4:20 pm Four Seasons Ballroom 1
  In Roundtable Session: From Access to Engagement: Designing Inclusive Learning Environments for Diverse Student Populations (Table 10)

Abstract

This study explores whether and how the combination of courseware designed to foster equity and instructor use of evidence-based teaching strategies influences BIPOC students' engagement and course outcomes. We highlight the experiences of 382 students identifying with a racially minoritized group who enrolled in introductory statistics courses at 11 broad-access institutions. Relationships were found between instructors' use of evidence-based teaching practices and students' sense of belonging and course engagement. Moreover, in stark contrast to earlier analyses comparing course success rates for BIPOC and non-BIPOC students, BIPOC students participating in this research performed equivalently to their White and Asian counterparts.

Authors

• Barbara M. Means, Digital Promise

• Julie Neisler, Digital Promise