Validation of a conceptual assessment tool for E&M II

Qing X. Ryan; Cecilia Astolfi; Charles Baily; Steven J. Pollock

doi:10.1119/perc.2014.pr.054

Validation of a conceptual assessment tool for E&M II

Qing X. Ryan, Cecilia Astolfi, Charles Baily, Steven J. Pollock

School of Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

As part of an ongoing project to investigate student learning in upper-division electrodynamics (E&M II), the PER research group at the University of Colorado Boulder has developed a tool to assess student conceptual understanding: the CURrENT (Colorado UppeR-division ElectrodyNamics Test). The result is an open-ended post-test diagnostic with 6 multi-part questions, an optional 3-question pretest, and an accompanying grading rubric. This instrument is motivated in part by our faculty-consensus learning goals, and is intended to help measure the effectiveness of transformed pedagogy. In addition, it provides insights into student thinking and student difficulties in the covered topical areas. In this paper, we present preliminary measures of the validity and reliability of the instrument and scoring rubric. These include expert validation and student interviews, inter-rater reliability measures, and classical test statistics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 Physics Education Research Conference
Editors	Paula V. Engelhardt, Alice D. Churukian, Dyan L. Jones
Publisher	American Association of Physics Teachers
Pages	231-234
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	978-1-931024-23-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1119/perc.2014.pr.054
Publication status	Published - 28 Apr 2015
Event	Physics Education Research Conference 2014 - University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, United States Duration: 30 Jul 2014 → 31 Jul 2014

Publication series

Name	PERC Proceedings
Publisher	American Association of Physics Teachers
ISSN (Print)	1539-9028
ISSN (Electronic)	2377-2379

Conference

Conference	Physics Education Research Conference 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Minneapolis, MN
Period	30/07/14 → 31/07/14

Keywords

Physics education research
Electromagnetism
Course transformation
Assessment

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Ryan, QX, Astolfi, C, Baily, C & Pollock, SJ 2015, Validation of a conceptual assessment tool for E&M II. in PV Engelhardt, AD Churukian & DL Jones (eds), 2014 Physics Education Research Conference. PERC Proceedings, American Association of Physics Teachers, pp. 231-234, Physics Education Research Conference 2014, Minneapolis, MN, United States, 30/07/14. https://doi.org/10.1119/perc.2014.pr.054

Validation of a conceptual assessment tool for E&M II. / Ryan, Qing X.; Astolfi, Cecilia; Baily, Charles et al.
2014 Physics Education Research Conference. ed. / Paula V. Engelhardt; Alice D. Churukian; Dyan L. Jones. American Association of Physics Teachers, 2015. p. 231-234 (PERC Proceedings).

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