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Physical Review Physics Education Research
written by Tobias Espinosa, Kelly Miller, Ives Araujo, and Eric Mazur
Self-efficacy represents an individual's belief that he or she can perform a particular task in a given domain. It is a strong predictor for performance and persistence in STEM education. Research shows that there is a large and persistent gender gap in student self-efficacy in STEM academic disciplines. In some cases, active teaching strategies have been shown to positively affect physics self-efficacy but it is unclear how this impact differs between men and women. In this study, we investigate the impact of a physics class taught with active teaching strategies on students' self-reported physics self-efficacy and how this impact varies across gender lines. We measured the change in physics self-efficacy over four different dimensions; conceptual understanding, problem-solving, lab and hands-on activities, and collaborative work. We report three main findings. First, the initial physics self-efficacy gender gap disappeared by the end of the semester. Second, female students' self-efficacy improved significantly, whereas there was no significant change in the self-efficacy of the male students. Third, the gender gaps in the conceptual understanding and problem-solving dimensions in particular, were significantly reduced. This study represents an initial step towards understanding the influence of active teaching strategies can have on reducing the self-efficacy gender gap.
Physical Review Physics Education Research: Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 010132
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T. Espinosa, K. Miller, I. Araujo, and E. Mazur, , Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 15 (1), 010132 (2019), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.15.010132).
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T. Espinosa, K. Miller, I. Araujo, and E. Mazur, Reducing the gender gap in students’ physics self-efficacy in a team- and project-based introductory physics class, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 15 (1), 010132 (2019), <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.15.010132>.
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Espinosa, T., Miller, K., Araujo, I., & Mazur, E. (2019, May 28). Reducing the gender gap in students’ physics self-efficacy in a team- and project-based introductory physics class. Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 15(1), 010132. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.15.010132
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Espinosa, T, K. Miller, I. Araujo, and E. Mazur. "Reducing the gender gap in students’ physics self-efficacy in a team- and project-based introductory physics class." Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 15, no. 1, (May 28, 2019): 010132, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.15.010132 (accessed 12 November 2024).
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Espinosa, Tobias, Kelly Miller, Ives Araujo, and Eric Mazur. "Reducing the gender gap in students’ physics self-efficacy in a team- and project-based introductory physics class." Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 15.1 (2019): 010132. 12 Nov. 2024 <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.15.010132>.
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