Structural topic modeling identifies simulation decision points indicative of different equity mindsets across four digital teaching simulations¶

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Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2024: tool and model accuracy changes quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Across all four simulations, the STM model identified decision points within the simulations that were indicative of different mindsets toward equity in teaching, with many topics both theoretically linked to and empirically correlated with survey items about specific equity mindsets. → Littenberg-Tobias 2021

Evidence¶

Littenberg-Tobias 2021¶

Littenberg-Tobias, J., Borneman, E., & Reich, J. (2021). Measuring Equity-Promoting Behaviors in Digital Teaching Simulations: A Topic Modeling Approach. AERA Open. https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584211045685

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Unsupervised structural topic models estimated separately for each of four simulations in an 8-week MOOC on equity teaching (analysis sample N = 963). The authors report that the STM model "was able to successfully identify decision points" indicative of different equity mindsets; no effect size is printed for this aggregate finding.

"Across all four simulations, the STM model was able to successfully identify decision points within the simulations that were indicative of different mindsets toward equity in teaching."

Discussion¶

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