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FCI normalized gain, scientific reasoning ability, thinking in physics, and gender effects
written by Vincent P. Coletta, Jeffrey A. Phillips, and Jeffrey J. Steinert
We observe no significant effect of gender on grades in our IE introductory mechanics courses at Loyola Marymount University, but we do observe a significant gender gap on FCI normalized gains, with males achieving higher gains than females. Over the past three years, FCI gains have improved for both male and female students in IE classes taught with the Thinking in Physics (TIP) pedagogy. However, a gender gap on FCI gains remains, even when scientific reasoning abilities are taken into account. Indeed, the gap appears much greater for students with the strongest scientific reasoning skills and the highest FCI gains. Data from IE introductory physics courses using modeling at Edward Little High School in Maine show a similar result with some additional data showing a reverse gender gap for those students with very weak scientific reasoning skills.
Physics Education Research Conference 2011
Part of the PER Conference Invited Paper series
Omaha, Nebraska: August 3-4, 2011
Volume 1413, Pages 23-26
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10.1063/1.3679984
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01.40.Fk
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Force Concept Inventory, Lawson Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning Ability, PERC 2011
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Coletta, V., Phillips, J., & Steinert, J. (2011, August 3-4). FCI normalized gain, scientific reasoning ability, thinking in physics, and gender effects. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska. Retrieved October 7, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11803&DocID=2653
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Coletta, V, J. Phillips, and J. Steinert. "FCI normalized gain, scientific reasoning ability, thinking in physics, and gender effects." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11803&DocID=2653 (accessed 7 October 2024).
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Coletta, Vincent, Jeffrey A. Phillips, and Jeffrey J. Steinert. "FCI normalized gain, scientific reasoning ability, thinking in physics, and gender effects." Physics Education Research Conference 2011. Omaha, Nebraska: 2011. 23-26 Vol. 1413 of PER Conference Invited Paper. 7 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11803&DocID=2653>.
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