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Studies examining gender differences in introductory physics show a consensus when it comes to a gender gap on conceptual assessments; however, the story is not as clear when it comes to differences in gendered performance on exams. This study examined gendered differences in student performance in two introductory physics course sequences to determine whether they were persistent throughout each course. The population for this study included more than 10,000 students enrolled in algebra- and calculus-based introductory physics courses between spring 2007 and spring 2019. We found a small but statistically significant difference in final letter grades for only one out of four courses, algebra-based mechanics. By looking at midterm exam grades, statistically significant differences were noted for some exams in three out of four courses, with algebra-based electricity and magnetism being the exception. In all statistically significant cases, the effect size was small or weak, indicating that performance on exams and final letter grades was not strongly dependent on gender. Additionally, a questionnaire was administered in fall 2019 to more than 1,600 students in both introductory sequences to measure students' perceptions of performance, class contributions, and inclusion. We observed differences between students' perception of their performance and contribution when grouped by gender, but no difference on perception of inclusion.

Gendered performance differences in introductory physics: A study from a large land-grant university