Explaining university course grade gaps

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• 作者：Kevin P. Mongeon ; Shawn W. Ulrick ; Michael P. Giannetto
• 关键词：Grade gaps ; Education ; Race
• 刊名：Empirical Economics
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：52
• 期：1
• 页码：411-446
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• 刊物主题：Econometrics; Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1435-8921
• 卷排序：52

文摘

This paper estimates the discrepancy in university mathematics and science course grades across races. Although there are significant Black–White and Hispanic–White grade discrepancies, or gaps, Black and Hispanic students who are equally prepared for university as White students do as well as White students. The grade gaps are explained after accounting for important factors such as a student’s academic capabilities and socioeconomic status. Varying behaviors of university students relative to high school across races are ruled out as a possible source of the grade gaps.