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| Abstract Title: | Impact of informal physics programs on female university students |
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| Abstract: | Informal physics programs can play a vital role in supporting student learning and sense of community beyond the formal settings of a classroom or laboratory. This work builds on a recent study of the impact of facilitating informal physics programs on students' physics identity, sense of belonging, and career skills development by narrowing the focus to specifically examine effects on female students who are underrepresented in physics. We found a significant shift in confidence of choice of major when compared prior to and after facilitating informal physics programs. All female students who were interviewed discussed a positive effect of participating in informal programs on their interest and motivation with regards to the field of physics and the development of characteristics indicative of a growth mindset. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Session Time: | Poster Session 1 Room D |
| Poster Number: | 1D-4 |
| Contributed Paper Record: | Contributed Paper Information |
| Contributed Paper Download: | Download Contributed Paper |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Tatiana Erukhimova Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Jessica Randolph, Texas A&M University Emily Hay, Texas A&M University Jonan Phillip Donaldson, Texas A&M University Callie Rethman, Texas A&M University Jonathan Perry, UT-Austin |
