Gender, risk aversion, and the "COVID" grading option in a principles of economics course
| dc.contributor.author | Trost, Steve | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Wooten, Jadrian | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-21T14:49:42Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2024-02-21T14:49:42Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-05-12 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the United States, colleges and universities faced the challenge of completing the academic term. Many institutions offered students the option of a "credit/no credit" grading system, which wouldn't affect their GPA. In this study, we examine which student characteristics are correlated with the decision to choose this grading option over a traditional letter grade. Our findings show that female students, particularly those with lower course grades, were more likely to opt for the "credit/no credit" option than male students. This aligns with previous research indicating that female students tend to be more risk-averse, particularly in economics courses. | en |
| dc.description.version | Accepted version | en |
| dc.format.extent | 4 page(s) | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2023.2212960 | en |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1466-4291 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1350-4851 | en |
| dc.identifier.orcid | Wooten, Jadrian [0000-0002-7838-9349] | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10919/118076 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Routledge | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | Gender | en |
| dc.subject | confidence | en |
| dc.subject | risk | en |
| dc.subject | teaching economics | en |
| dc.title | Gender, risk aversion, and the "COVID" grading option in a principles of economics course | en |
| dc.title.serial | Applied Economics Letters | en |
| dc.type | Article - Refereed | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
| dc.type.other | Article | en |
| dc.type.other | Early Access | en |
| dc.type.other | Journal | en |
| pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech | en |
| pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/Science | en |
| pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/Science/Economics | en |