Most individual studies report positive gender gaps in mean FCI scores, with effect sizes ranging from -0.15 to 1.5¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Individual study effect sizes ranged between -0.15 and 1.5, with 32 of 38 studies reporting significant differences favoring male students. → Purwoko Haryadi Santoso 2024

Evidence¶

Purwoko Haryadi Santoso 2024¶

Purwoko Haryadi Santoso, Bayu Setiaji, Wahyudi, Johan Syahbrudin, Syamsul Bahri, Fathurrahman, A. Suci Rizky Ananda, Yusuf Sodhiqin. (2024). Exploring gender differences in the Force Concept Inventory using a random effects meta-analysis of international studies. https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.07190

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Descriptive synthesis of the 38 pooled studies' Hedges' g values. The article reports the range "between -0.15, 95% CI [-0.15, 0.21] [47] and 1.5, 95% CI [1.07, 1.93] [73]" and that 32 studies reported significant differences favoring male students.

"Overall, the magnitude of the effect sizes (𝑔) of the individual studies analyzed in this meta-analysis ranged between -0.15, 95% CI [-0.15, 0.21] [47] and 1.5, 95% CI [1.07, 1.93] [73]."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• High between-study heterogeneity exists in pooled FCI gender gap estimates (Q = 215.36, I² = 91.3%, τ² = 0.0620) — related
• Mean FCI scores differ significantly between male and female students at a moderate magnitude favoring male students (g = 0.61) across international PER studies — related