High-stakes examinations enjoy widespread use as summative assessments in higher
education. We review the arguments for and against their use, across seven common …

Test anxiety is a common experience shared by college students and is typically
investigated in the context of traditional, face-to-face courses. However, the onset of the …

Overwhelming evidence demonstrating the benefits of active-learning pedagogy has led to a
shift in teaching that requires students to interact more in the classroom. To date, few studies …

Identifying evidence-based teaching and learning strategies that can ease teacher
challenges and mitigate student concerns in digital settings becomes increasingly important …

Disparities remain in the representation of marginalized students in STEM. Classroom‐
based experiential learning opportunities can increase student confidence and academic …

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools and methods allow researchers and educators to assess
complex patterns and relations among diverse variables (eg, learner backgrounds …

Underrepresentation of some populations in STEM fields occurs because these students
experience achievement gaps with performance lower on average than their …

Background Understanding student motivational factors such as test anxiety and science
confidence is important for increasing retention in science, technology, engineering, and …

Introductory STEM courses represent entry points into a major, and student experiences in
these courses can affect both their persistence and success in STEM disciplines. Identifying …

Use of high-stakes exams in a course has been associated with gender, racial, and
socioeconomic inequities. We investigated whether offering students the opportunity to …