Hi all, I don't have the articles on hand, but my recollection of the research is that you want women to form the majority of a group here, and that it's not quite enough to just have pairs. Of course, you should take me with a grain of salt since I don't have the actual research on hand. Cheers, -Michael On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 4:24 PM Jim Sibley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi > > there is research in engineering education on gender balance in teams > > We don't have lone women in teams....better to pair women and have some > all male teams > > I can dig the research next week if you are interested > > jim > > > > > *Educational Consultant specializing in Team-Based Learning* > > > > Read my TBL book Getting Started with Team–Based Learning > <http://learntbl.ca/book> > > Visit my TBL website at www.learntbl.ca > > Take my TBL course http://learntbl.ca/take-a-course/ and build your first > TBL > > module in just 2 weeks > _______________________________________ > > Jim Sibley and Amanda Bradley > 106-2575 West 4th Ave. > Vancouver, BC > Canada > > h 604-564-1043 <(604)%20564-1043> > w 604-822-9241 <(604)%20822-9241> > > On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Kirkpatrick, Michael Scott - kirkpams < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > This spring I have a class with a significant imbalance between men and > women – 9 women and 26 men have enrolled. Any thoughts on whether to spread > the women out, bunch them together, or it doesn’t matter? > > > In Computer Science, this type of imbalance (10-20% women) is typical. In > fields (like CS) where women tend to be underrepresented, best practices > generally say that you should never leave a woman in a group by herself. > Isolating a female student can unnecessarily aggravate variety of > contextual factors (stereotype threat, impostor syndrome, defensive > classroom climates, etc.). I can't say if similar effects happen in other > fields, but this seems to be the consensus in CS. > > -------------------------- > Michael Kirkpatrick > Assistant Professor > Department of Computer Science > James Madison University > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the TEAMLEARNING-L list, please click here. > <https://lists.ubc.ca/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=TEAMLEARNING-L&A=1> > > Further information about the UBC Mailing Lists service can be found on > the UBC IT website. > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the TEAMLEARNING-L list, please click here. > <https://lists.ubc.ca/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=TEAMLEARNING-L&A=1> > > Further information about the UBC Mailing Lists service can be found on > the UBC IT website. > -- -- Michael G. Lerner, Ph.D. Secure email: [log in to unmask] Assistant Professor of Physics 3-2 Engineering Program Liaison Earlham College Department of Physics and Astronomy 801 National Road West -- Drawer 111 Richmond, IN 47374 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the TEAMLEARNING-L list, please click the following link: https://lists.ubc.ca/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=TEAMLEARNING-L&A=1 Further information about the UBC Mailing Lists service can be found on the UBC IT website.