Introductory Physics Gender Gaps: Pre- and Post-Studio Transition

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written by Patrick B. Kohl and H. Vincent Kuo

Prior work has characterized the gender gaps present in college-level introductory physics courses. Such work has also shown that research-based interactive engagement techniques can reduce or eliminate these gender gaps. In this paper, we study the gender gaps (and lack thereof) in the introductory calculus-based electricity and magnetism course at the Colorado School of Mines. We present eight semesters' worth of data, totaling 2577 students, with four semesters preceding a transition to Studio physics, and four following. We examine gender gaps in course grades, DFW (D grade, fail, or withdrawal) rates, and normalized gains on the Conceptual Survey of Electricity and Magnetism (CSEM), and consider factors such as student ACT scores and grades in prior math classes. We find little or no gap in male/female course grades and DFW rates, but substantial gaps in CSEM gains that are reduced somewhat by the transition to Studio physics.

Physics Education Research Conference 2009
Part of the PER Conference series
Ann Arbor, Michigan: July 29-30, 2009
Volume 1179, Pages 173-176

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Published: November 11, 2009

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education - Basic Research - Assessment = Conceptual Assessment - Sample Population = Gender - Societal Issues = Gender Issues Electricity & Magnetism - General	- Lower Undergraduate - Graduate/Professional	- Reference Material = Research study

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Restriction:: © 2009 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.3266707
PACSs:: 01.40.Di; 01.40.Fk
Keywords:: CSEM, Conceptual Survey on Electricity and Magnetism, PERC 2009, curricular transition, gender gap, gender gaps, interactive engagement, reformed curriculum, studio environment, studio physics
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created October 7, 2009 by Alea Smith
Record Updated:: March 14, 2018 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 11, 2009

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<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=9476">Kohl, Patrick B., and Vince Kuo. "Introductory Physics Gender Gaps: Pre- and Post-Studio Transition." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 29-30, 2009.</a>

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Kohl, P., & Kuo, V. (2009, July 29-30). Introductory Physics Gender Gaps: Pre- and Post-Studio Transition. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Retrieved June 7, 2023, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9476&DocID=1350

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Kohl, Patrick B., and Vince Kuo. "Introductory Physics Gender Gaps: Pre- and Post-Studio Transition." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 29-30, 2009. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9476&DocID=1350 (accessed 7 June 2023).

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Kohl, Patrick B., and Vince Kuo. "Introductory Physics Gender Gaps: Pre- and Post-Studio Transition." Physics Education Research Conference 2009. Ann Arbor, Michigan: 2009. 173-176 Vol. 1179 of PER Conference. 7 June 2023 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9476&DocID=1350>.

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