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Coletta, Vincent P. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
Recently Burkholder "et al." argued that class normalized gains over the entire population of courses is approximated by a Cauchy distribution, not by a normal distribution, and therefore should not be used to compare different classes because means and standard deviations cannot be calculated. They argued that multiple linear regression…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
Nemeth, Amanda; Wheatley, Christopher; Stewart, John – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
This study examines high school preparation measures [ACT/SAT scores, high school grade point average (HSGPA), and conceptual physics pretest scores], in-class behavior measures (homework submission rates and lecture attendance rates), and in-class achievement measures (homework and test averages) for the last two fully face-to-face prepandemic…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Undergraduate Students, COVID-19, Pandemics
Black, W. K.; Matz, Rebecca L.; Mills, Mark; Evrard, A. E. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
Problem Roulette (PR), an online study service at the University of Michigan, offers points-free formative practice to students preparing for examinations in introductory science, technology, engineering, and mathematics courses. Using four years of PR data involving millions of problem attempts by thousands of students, we quantify the benefits…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Introductory Courses
Alysa Malespina; Christian D. Schunn; Chandralekha Singh – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
Students' motivational beliefs, such as disciplinary intelligence mindsets, can influence their physics performance and persistence. Intelligence mindset beliefs have long been argued to fall along of continuum between fixed and growth mindsets. Those with fixed physics mindsets believe that ability in physics is innate and unchangable, while…
Descriptors: Physics, Predictor Variables, Grades (Scholastic), Gender Differences
Yangqiuting Li; Chandralekha Singh – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
In this study, we investigated female and male students' sense of belonging and their academic performance measured by the Force Concept Inventory (FCI) and course grades in a calculus-based introductory physics course at a large public university in the United States. We find that compared to male students, female students' sense of belonging was…
Descriptors: Sense of Community, Predictor Variables, Introductory Courses, Physics
Cwik, Sonja; Singh, Chandralekha – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
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 in self-efficacy and how it predicts student…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Self Efficacy, Physics, Science Instruction
Cwik, Sonja; Singh, Chandralekha – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
Student sense of belonging in physics classes may not only play a key role in shaping course outcomes but also influence student persistence and future career aspirations. Prior research has shown that women have a lower sense of belonging than men in calculus-based introductory physics courses. However, prior research has generally not…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Physics, Science Instruction, Grades (Scholastic)
Hewagallage, Dona; Christman, Elaine; Stewart, John – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
This study investigated factors influencing Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation (FMCE) pretest and post-test scores for a sample (N=1116 students) collected in the introductory calculus-based mechanics class at a large eastern land-grant university. Several academic and noncognitive factors were examined using correlation analysis and linear…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, College Students, Concept Formation
Burkholder, Eric W. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021
Previously, we had reported on the relationship between AP physics experience and exam scores, and student scores on the Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation and in an introductory calculus-based mechanics course [E. W. Burkholder and C. E. Wieman, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 15, 020117 (2019)]. Two limitations to our previous work were that we…
Descriptors: Physics, Advanced Placement, Introductory Courses, Science Instruction
Burkholder, Eric; Wang, Karen; Wieman, Carl – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021
Diagnostic tests for placing students into appropriate courses are commonly used in higher education math and science departments. We found no physics education research examining the validity of such exams, how well they are placing students into appropriate courses, and what guidance these exams can give for better focusing instruction. In this…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Diagnostic Tests, Student Placement, Undergraduate Students
Cwik, Sonja; Singh, Chandralekha – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021
Student grades and motivational outcomes in introductory physics courses can influence their retention in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines and future career aspirations. We surveyed students in mandatory large introductory level algebra-based physics courses for bioscience majors at a large research university. The…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Grades (Scholastic), Physics, Science Instruction
Stewart, John; Cochran, Geraldine L.; Henderson, Rachel; Zabriskie, Cabot; DeVore, Seth; Miller, Paul; Stewart, Gay; Michaluk, Lynnette – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021
This study examined the mediation and moderation of membership in a demographic group underrepresented in physics classes on course outcomes measured by course grades and Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation (FMCE) post-test scores. The study used a large dataset (N ¼ 4490) of course grades, SAT and ACT mathematics scores (ACTM), and matched…
Descriptors: Performance Factors, Academic Achievement, College Preparation, College Entrance Examinations
Kanim, Stephen; Cid, Ximena C. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
Is physics education research based on a representative sample of students? To answer this question we skimmed physics education research papers from three journals for the years 1970-2015 looking for the number of research subjects, the course the subjects were enrolled in, and the institution where the research was conducted. We combined this…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Education, Educational Research, Demography
Coletta, Vincent P.; Steinert, Jeffrey J. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
Recently, Nissen et al. argued in this journal for the use of Cohen's d, in place of the more commonly used normalized gain, in the analysis of preinstruction and postinstruction scores on concept inventories used to measure the effectiveness of instruction. Their reason for advocating such a change is that they say normalized gains are…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Tests, Scores, Test Norms
Salehi, Shima; Burkholder, Eric; Lepage, G. Peter; Pollock, Steven; Wieman, Carl – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2019
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 can be predicted by a variety of variables that are…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Introductory Courses, Calculus
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