Study: High-stakes tests a likely factor in STEM performance gap

Male students tend to do better on high-stakes tests in biology courses, but it's not because they are better students. Gaps in performance change based on the stakes of the test. A new study confirms this, finding that performance gaps between male and female students increased or decreased based on whether instructors emphasized or de-emphasized the value of exams. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171228170646.htm