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| Abstract Title: | Rural-Urban and First Generation Differences on the Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation |
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| Abstract: | Differences in student performance on physics conceptual inventories have been studied with respect to gender and race/ethnicity. The current study expands this literature by exploring differences between first generation college students and rural/urban students on the Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation (FMCE). Students from urban/suburban US counties (n=3,173) and students from rural counties (n=152) were examined. Multiple linear regression was used to explore the effects of gender, race/ethnicity, first-generation status, and rural-urban status. As expected, significant differences in FMCE post-test were found between men and women, racial and ethnic groups, and first-generation students. In addition, a significant difference was found between students growing up in different environments with students from urban counties outperforming students from rural counties by 5%. Prior preparation, measured by ACT/SAT math scores, did not fully explain this difference and no significant interactions between variables were found. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Session Time: | Poster Session III |
| Poster Number: | C31 |
| Contributed Paper Record: | Contributed Paper Information |
| Contributed Paper Download: | Download Contributed Paper |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Rachel Henderson West Virginia University 135 Willey Street Morgantown, WV 26501 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Cabot Zabriskie, West Virginia University John Stewart, West Virginia University |
