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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Walsh LL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7148152 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of microbiology & biology education 20200410 1
Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) who are English language learners at American institutions often endure xenophobia, pressures to conform to American culture, and visa restrictions on working. Quantitative data we collected from the Introduction to Biology Laboratory course taught at a large R1 university indicate paper grading discrepancies between international and domestic GTAs. Qualitative data highlight international GTAs' concerns regarding grading load and language barriers. To allevia ...[more]