The multiple-choice section of the final examination for the first-year Advanced Physics I
course at the University of Newcastle, Australia between 2010 and 2018 was investigated …

Background Motivational factors are one active area of research that aims to increase the
inclusion of women in physics. One of these factors that has only recently gained traction in …

The past decade has seen a rising interest in the growth mindset—the belief that abilities are
malleable. At the same time, there have been rising criticisms. Macnamara and Burgoyne …

Creating equitable learning environments has been an area of significant focus for physics
education researchers in recent years. Here we introduce a framework that posits that grade …

Students' motivational beliefs, such as disciplinary intelligence mindsets, can influence their
physics performance and persistence. Intelligence mindset beliefs have long been argued to …

Background According to gender‐differentiated attributions of failure in the STEM field,
errors tend to be attributed to internal factors more to girls than to boys. Aims This …

This paper investigates the attitudes towards chemistry of male and female secondary
school students from Germany and China to understand the role of collectivism and …

Mindset is a construct of interest for challenging learning environments, as science courses
often are, in that, it has implications for behavioral responses to academic challenges …

While many previous studies have indicated that encouraging a growth mindset can improve
student learning outcomes, this conclusion's applicability to college-level astronomy …

Supporting student participation and learning in STEM involves motivating students to
engage in the most effective learning activities. In this article, we study how student …