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Evaluating students' self-efficacy with respect to computational methods in the undergraduate physics curriculum
Computational methods of problem-solving have begun to be a focal point of many physics departments' curricula. However, there are few published tools available to support evaluation of these initiatives. We present preliminary results of our efforts to evaluate a department-wide initiative to incorporate computational methods across the undergraduate physics curriculum. In particular, we focus on changes in students' self-efficacy with respect to computational techniques as they progress through our program. By using a survey instrument that asks students to rate both their present and initial abilities, we attempt to distinguish changes based on increases in their self-efficacy from changes in their understanding of the complexity and potential of these techniques. We find that as students progress, they consistently decrease their estimates of their initial abilities. We also define several potential measures of "growth" in self-efficacy and explore the differences in these measures.
Physics Education Research Conference 2024
Part of the PER Conference series Boston, MA: July 10-11, 2024 Pages 150-155
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=16887">Gallagher, G, D. Maric, G. Vemuri, and A. Gavrin. "Evaluating students' self-efficacy with respect to computational methods in the undergraduate physics curriculum." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2024, Boston, MA, July 10-11, 2024.</a>
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G. Gallagher, D. Maric, G. Vemuri, and A. Gavrin, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2024, Boston, MA, 2024, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16887&DocID=5954).
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G. Gallagher, D. Maric, G. Vemuri, and A. Gavrin, Evaluating students' self-efficacy with respect to computational methods in the undergraduate physics curriculum, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2024, Boston, MA, 2024, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16887&DocID=5954>.
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Gallagher, G., Maric, D., Vemuri, G., & Gavrin, A. (2024, July 10-11). Evaluating students' self-efficacy with respect to computational methods in the undergraduate physics curriculum. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2024, Boston, MA. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16887&DocID=5954
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Gallagher, G, D. Maric, G. Vemuri, and A. Gavrin. "Evaluating students' self-efficacy with respect to computational methods in the undergraduate physics curriculum." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2024, Boston, MA, July 10-11, 2024. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16887&DocID=5954 (accessed 20 July 2025).
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Gallagher, Greg, Danka Maric, Gautam Vemuri, and Andrew Gavrin. "Evaluating students' self-efficacy with respect to computational methods in the undergraduate physics curriculum." Physics Education Research Conference 2024. Boston, MA: 2024. 150-155 of PER Conference. 20 July 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16887&DocID=5954>.
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Author = "Greg Gallagher and Danka Maric and Gautam Vemuri and Andrew Gavrin",
Title = {Evaluating students' self-efficacy with respect to computational methods in the undergraduate physics curriculum},
BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2024},
Pages = {150-155},
Address = {Boston, MA},
Series = {PER Conference},
Month = {July 10-11},
Year = {2024}
}
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