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It's worth noting that the course brings women even with men unless men take the course too: Sorby’s program, for example, improved the spatial skills of male
by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
It's worth noting that the course brings women even with men unless men take the course too:
Sorby’s program, for example, improved the spatial skills of male engineering students as well, boosting their scores on tests. Because they start out ahead of their female counterparts, their gains often put them ahead on spatial cognition tests after the course.
- anongraddebt 8y agoI'm not sure why your comment isn't at the top of this thread, as it makes the most salient point regarding the argumentative import of the article.
- belorn 8y agoI find the second part of that paragraph more interesting. However, Sorby says, the course has made a small difference in retention rates for men, “but we’re seeing a big difference for women.” What I would like to know if the bottom percentile of the men who score badly on partial tests will benefit of the course. If it does not then that puts the initial theory into question that spatial cognition influence retention rates in STEM.