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Large gender differences in physics self-efficacy at equal performance levels: A warning sign?

Year: 2019

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Self-efficacy, or the belief in one's capability to succeed in a particular task, course, or subject area, has been shown to influence students' learning outcomes and career decisions.Previous studies have shown that female students have lower self-efficacy than males in physics courses.However, few studies have focused on gender differences in self-efficacy at equal performance levels, which also vary by gender.We examined the self-efficacy by gender at matched achievement levels in introductory physics courses and found large self-efficacy differences.Implications of the self-efficacy differences for similarly performing males and females are discussed. I.

Source: Physics Education Research Conference (PERC)

DOI: 10.1119/perc.2018.pr.kalender

Authors: Z. Yasemin Kalender, Emily Marshman, Christian D. Schunn, Timothy J. Nokes-Malach, Chandralekha Singh

Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Language: English

Topic: Career Development and Diversity

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities, Gender equality

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: National Science Foundation