We investigate the utility of two qualitative measures of equity. Our data
are videos of groups of first-generation and Deaf or hard-of-hearing students
in a pre-matriculation university program designed to help them persist in STEM
fields by developing their metacognitive practices. We analyze video data of
students in small groups trying to accomplish various tasks. We analyze how
groups engage with proposed ideas (inchargeness) and create a space of open
sharing (civility). By capturing different aspects of each group, these
measures combine to help our understanding of what an equitable group could
look like.Comment: Accepted to International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS)
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