Background: Through the learning of physics, students will acquire problem solving skills
which are relevant to their daily life. Determining the best way in which students learn …

This study explores how students' physics identities are shaped by their experiences in high
school physics classes and by their career outcome expectations. The theoretical framework …

Many calls to improve science education in college and university settings have focused on
improving instructor pedagogy. Meanwhile, science education at the K-12 level is …

This study examined the effects of motivation to learn science, science self-beliefs, and
science instructional practices on science achievement of 13,985 15-year-old students from …

In this changing world, peoples are often challenged with problems that require the use of
scientific information so that they are able to make informed decisions. However, the study of …

A bit more than 10 years after Alsop and Watts pointed out that “Despite the widespread
belief that emotions are a central part of learning and teaching, contemporary work in …

This paper investigates the enrolment trends and the critical factors that impinge on students'
choice of physics as major field of study. The data were generated from primary and …

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Gender in Physics.] This article synthesizes
sociopsychological theories and empirical research to establish a framework for exploring …

We investigated the intersectional nature of race/racism and gender/sexism in broad scale
inequities in physics student learning using a critical quantitative intersectionality. To provide …

This study investigated exam achievement and affective characteristics of students in
general chemistry in a fully‐randomized experimental design, contrasting Peer‐Led Team …