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Course grade and self-efficacy before and during the pandemic for female and male introductory physics students who typically worked alone or in groups
written by Apekshya Ghimire and Chandralekha Singh
Meaningful collaboration with peers inside and outside the classroom can be an invaluable tool for helping students learn physics. We examined the characteristics of women and men who typically worked alone versus those who worked with peers in their algebra-based introductory physics course. We compared periods before the COVID-19 pandemic, when classes were conducted traditionally, and during the pandemic, when classes were conducted via Zoom.  We find that on average, those who typically worked with peers had higher grades and reported greater peer influence on their physics self-efficacy during the COVID pandemic than before it. We discuss these findings in relation to students' prior academic preparation, physics grade and self-efficacy as well as student perception of the effectiveness of working with peers on their physics self-efficacy.
Physics Education Research Conference 2024
Part of the PER Conference series
Boston, MA: July 10-11, 2024
Pages 162-168
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A. Ghimire and C. Singh, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2024, Boston, MA, 2024, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16889&DocID=5956).
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A. Ghimire and C. Singh, Course grade and self-efficacy before and during the pandemic for female and male introductory physics students who typically worked alone or in groups, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2024, Boston, MA, 2024, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16889&DocID=5956>.
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Ghimire, A., & Singh, C. (2024, July 10-11). Course grade and self-efficacy before and during the pandemic for female and male introductory physics students who typically worked alone or in groups. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2024, Boston, MA. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16889&DocID=5956
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Ghimire, Apekshya, and Chandralekha Singh. "Course grade and self-efficacy before and during the pandemic for female and male introductory physics students who typically worked alone or in groups." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2024, Boston, MA, July 10-11, 2024. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16889&DocID=5956 (accessed 20 July 2025).
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Ghimire, Apekshya, and Chandralekha Singh. "Course grade and self-efficacy before and during the pandemic for female and male introductory physics students who typically worked alone or in groups." Physics Education Research Conference 2024. Boston, MA: 2024. 162-168 of PER Conference. 20 July 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16889&DocID=5956>.
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