L. Kost-Smith, S. Pollock, and N. Finkelstein, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 6 (2), 020112 (2010).
Our previous research examined gender differences in introductory physics classes at the University of Colorado at Boulder. We found: (1) gender differences in several aspects of the…
L. Kost-Smith, S. Pollock, N. Finkelstein, G. Cohen, T. Ito, and A. Miyake, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 197-200.
Prior work at CU-Boulder has shown that a gender gap (difference in male and female performance) exists in both the pre- and post-course conceptual surveys, despite the use of…
B. Albanna, J. Corbo, D. Dounas-Frazer, A. Little, and A. Zaniewski, PERC 2012 Proceedings, 7-10.
The Compass Project is a self-formed group of graduate and undergraduate students in the physical sciences at UC Berkeley. Our goals are to improve undergraduate physics education,…
M. Sabella and A. Van Duzor, PERC 2012 Proceedings, 34-37.
Chicago State University has been involved in curriculum development, teacher preparation, and education research that targets urban physics learners on the south-side of Chicago.…
A. Madsen, S. McKagan, and E. Sayre, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 9 (2), 020121 (2013).
We review the literature on the gender gap on concept inventories in physics. Across studies of the most commonly used mechanics concept inventories, the FCI and FMCE, men’s average…
