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| Abstract Title: | An examination of gender differences in self-efficacy and academic performance in different STEM domains |
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| Abstract: | Prior research has shown that self-efficacy can be a critical factor in student learning and performance in STEM. Although past research has documented self-efficacy differences between females and males students in some STEM disciplines, relatively little work has compared these relations across disciplines. In order to better understand these relations and how self-efficacy and academic achievement are related, we analyzed engineering student grades since 2009 and the self-reported self-efficacy of these students since 2012 to examine gender differences in both self-efficacy and course grades. We discuss some interesting and alarming domain-dependent trends found in the relationship between these two measures. We thank the National Science Foundation for support. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Session Time: | Poster Session II |
| Poster Number: | B3 |
| Contributed Paper Record: | Contributed Paper Information |
| Contributed Paper Download: | Download Contributed Paper |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Kyle Whitcomb University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physics and Astronomy |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Z. Yasemin Kalendar - University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physics and Astronomy Timothy J. Nokes-Malach - University of Pittsburgh, Learning Research and Development Center Christian D. Schunn - University of Pittsburgh, Learning Research and Development Center Chandralekha Singh - University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physics and Astronomy |
