Lower Average Grades In The Introduction To Chemistry Sections Taught By Male Professors

There are many reasons that could be explanations as to why students have lower average grades in the introduction to chemistry sections taught by male professors. The reasons could be anything from teaching style to the time of day the sections are taught. It could be a combination of many reasons. I propose that lower average grades in male taught sections are due to the fact that the male professors assume that all students understand them, so they do not offer deeper explanations. The sample population that can be used in this study will include students from the previous semester that were enrolled in the sections. To gather up the previous students, an email will be sent to all. The sample population will be chosen by using a system that chooses every fifth respondent. The email will simply ask each students’ earned grade in the course and the gender of their professor. This is done in order to determine the experimental and control groups. Students who report lower average grades will be sent a link to a survey. The survey will ask various statements regarding their learning experience in the course and ask them to rate each item, including questions about the professor’s teaching style. The students that do not have lower average grades will be sent a link to a survey about their general attitudes towards their university. Therefore,

Students who earned below 70 percent will be in the experimental group. Below a 70 percent is a lower average grade. This group of students is in the experimental group because they are part of the hypothesis. This group is needed to look at to learn about the male professor’s sections of the chemistry course. The control group is the students that earned 70 percent or higher in the course. These students are in the control group because they did not earn lower average