based on data derived from the PISA 2009 database, the presented findings show that the vast majority of this gender …-related performance gap is explained by selection problems in the group of low-skilled and poor male students. In particular, the high … overcome this issue, unobservable male students are simulated and bounding procedures used. The results of this analysis …

for the learning path in the hands of students. Student-centric instruction focuses on skills and practices that enable … lifelong learning and independent problem-solving. Student-centric learning puts students' interests first, acknowledging … student voice as central to the learning experience. In a student-centric classroom, students choose what they will learn, how …

. We randomly assigned over 2,200 students a message with basic information about the Economics major; the basic message … increased the proportion of first generation and underrepresented minority (URM) students majoring in Economics by five … percentage points. This effect size was sufficient to reverse the gap in Economics majors between first generation/URM students …