Demographic gaps or preparation gaps?: The large impact of incoming preparation on performance of students in introductory physics
We have studied the impact of incoming preparation and demographic variables on student performance on the final exam in the standard introductory calculus-based mechanics course at three different institutions. Multivariable regression analysis was used to examine the extent to which exam scores ca...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Physical Review Physics Education Research |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.15.020114 |