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Explicitly state ground rules for classroom and lab behavior to ensure all students feel comfortable and to discourage certain students from dominating discourse.

  • Uncomfortable students will feel more comfortable speaking up if class discussion is not being dominated by one or two students.

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"Using Departmental Surveys to Assess Computing Culture: Quantifying Gender Differences in the Classroom" by Lisa Meeden, Tia Newhall, Doug Blank, and Deepak Kumar, under "6. Impetus for Change"
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