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Investigating students' course performance by groups' gender compositions
written by Emily M. Smith and Kristine E. Callan
Instructors and researchers have been exploring the effects of students' groups in physics class on their experiences and course performance in a variety of ways. Here, we analyzed students' course performance based on the gender composition of the studio group they worked in throughout a full semester. Data were collected from one semester of two calculus-based introductory courses at an engineering university. Students regularly attended studio sections where they worked in groups of three in problem solving and hands-on activities. We explored students' exam and non-exam course performances based on the gender composition of their studio group and found little to no differences between students' course performances based on the gender composition of their groups. Including measures of test confidence and sense of belonging mitigated average differences in exam performance between men and women. We find no evidence to support particular gender compositions of studio groups for improving students' course performance.
Physics Education Research Conference 2021
Part of the PER Conference series
Virtual Conference: August 4-5, 2021
Pages 402-407
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E. Smith and K. Callan, Investigating students' course performance by groups' gender compositions, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2021, Virtual Conference, 2021, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15788&DocID=5517>.
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Smith, E., & Callan, K. (2021, August 4-5). Investigating students' course performance by groups' gender compositions. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2021, Virtual Conference. Retrieved May 18, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15788&DocID=5517
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Smith, Emily M., and Kristine E. Callan. "Investigating students' course performance by groups' gender compositions." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2021, Virtual Conference, August 4-5, 2021. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15788&DocID=5517 (accessed 18 May 2024).
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Smith, Emily M., and Kristine E. Callan. "Investigating students' course performance by groups' gender compositions." Physics Education Research Conference 2021. Virtual Conference: 2021. 402-407 of PER Conference. 18 May 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15788&DocID=5517>.
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@inproceedings{ Author = "Emily M. Smith and Kristine E. Callan", Title = {Investigating students' course performance by groups' gender compositions}, BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2021}, Pages = {402-407}, Address = {Virtual Conference}, Series = {PER Conference}, Month = {August 4-5}, Year = {2021} }
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