Gender differences in students’ self-efficacy in introductory physics courses in which women outnumber men predict their grade

Students’ self-efficacy in physics classes can play a key role in shaping course outcomes. Prior research has shown that women have a lower self-efficacy than men in calculus-based introductory physics courses. We administered a validated survey to 564 students to investigate the gender differences...

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Main Authors: Sonja Cwik, Chandralekha Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2022-12-01
Series:Physical Review Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.020142