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Determining strategies that predict physics identity: Emphasizing recognition and interest
written by Robynne M. Lock, Jordan Castillo, Zahra Hazari, and Geoff Potvin
Although the number of students earning bachelor's degrees in physics has increased, the percentage of those degrees earned by women has not increased for more than 10 years. We use a physics identity framework to understand the factors that may impact physics career choice. Physics identity consists of three dimensions: recognition (perception of recognition by others), interest (desire to learn more), and performance/competence (perception of ability to understand). Our previous work has shown that recognition and interest are more significant predictors of physics career choice than performance/competence, and that women may require more recognition than men in order to choose physics careers. Therefore, teaching strategies that specifically target recognition and interest should be identified. Using data from a survey administered to a nationally representative sample of college students, we use regression models to determine which teaching strategies predict recognition and which strategies predict interest.
Physics Education Research Conference 2015
Part of the PER Conference series
College Park, MD: July 29-30, 2015
Pages 199-202
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R. Lock, J. Castillo, Z. Hazari, and G. Potvin, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD, 2015, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13870&DocID=4288).
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R. Lock, J. Castillo, Z. Hazari, and G. Potvin, Determining strategies that predict physics identity: Emphasizing recognition and interest, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD, 2015, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13870&DocID=4288>.
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Lock, R., Castillo, J., Hazari, Z., & Potvin, G. (2015, July 29-30). Determining strategies that predict physics identity: Emphasizing recognition and interest. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD. Retrieved December 9, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13870&DocID=4288
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Lock, R, J. Castillo, Z. Hazari, and G. Potvin. "Determining strategies that predict physics identity: Emphasizing recognition and interest." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD, July 29-30, 2015. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13870&DocID=4288 (accessed 9 December 2024).
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Lock, Robynne, Jordan Castillo, Zahra Hazari, and Geoff Potvin. "Determining strategies that predict physics identity: Emphasizing recognition and interest." Physics Education Research Conference 2015. College Park, MD: 2015. 199-202 of PER Conference. 9 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13870&DocID=4288>.
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@inproceedings{ Author = "Robynne Lock and Jordan Castillo and Zahra Hazari and Geoff Potvin", Title = {Determining strategies that predict physics identity: Emphasizing recognition and interest}, BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2015}, Pages = {199-202}, Address = {College Park, MD}, Series = {PER Conference}, Month = {July 29-30}, Year = {2015} }
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