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| Abstract Title: | Breaking Expectations: International Female Student Performance in Calculus-Based Mechanics course |
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| Abstract: | Purdue University has the second largest international student enrollment in the country, which translated to nearly 40% self-reported international students in our Fall 2012 calculus-based introductory mechanics course. Surprising, both international and domestic populations have 25% female students. Contrary to expectations, preliminary examination of student exams scores show that the international female students were the highest performing students in our introductory calculus-based mechanics course. An obvious conclusion is that the international female population are simply better prepared for the course, except that analysis of pre-test results of the Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning show no difference between the populations. In this poster we present a further investigation of these results. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Jignesh Mehta Department of Physics, Purdue University 525 Northwestern Ave West Lafayette, IN 47907-2036 Phone: 765-494-2970 Fax: 765-494-0706 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Ethan Stanley, Department of Physics, Purdue University Andrew Hirsch, Department of Physics, Purdue University Rebecca Lindell, Department of Physics, Purdue University |
