Validating the Force Concept Inventory with Sub-Questions: Preliminary Results of the Second Year Survey

Validating the Force Concept Inventory with Sub-Questions: Preliminary Results of the Second Year Survey

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We address the validity of the FCI, that is, whether respondents who answer FCI questions correctly have an actual understanding of the concepts of physics tested in the questions. We used sub-questions that test students on concepts believed to be required to answer the actual FCI questions. Our sa...

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Main Authors: Jun-ichiro Yasuda, Masa-aki Taniguchi
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Karolinum Press 2017-04-01
Series:Scientia in Educatione
Online Access:https://ojs.cuni.cz/scied/article/view/756
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spelling doaj-5ffb482b907b4cf690a5f9f840df6dae2021-02-18T20:07:52ZcesKarolinum PressScientia in Educatione1804-71062017-04-01810.14712/18047106.756Validating the Force Concept Inventory with Sub-Questions: Preliminary Results of the Second Year SurveyJun-ichiro Yasuda0Masa-aki Taniguchi1Center for General Education, Gifu University, GifuComprehensive Scientific Education Center, Meijo University, NagoyaWe address the validity of the FCI, that is, whether respondents who answer FCI questions correctly have an actual understanding of the concepts of physics tested in the questions. We used sub-questions that test students on concepts believed to be required to answer the actual FCI questions. Our sample size comprises about five hundred respondents; we derive false positive ratios for pre-learners and post-learners, and evaluate the significant difference between them. Our analysis shows a significant difference at the 95 % confidence level for Q.6, Q.7, and Q.16, implying that it is possible for post-learners to answer three questions without understanding the concepts of physics tested in the questions; therefore, Q.6, Q.7 and Q.16 are invalid.https://ojs.cuni.cz/scied/article/view/756
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Validating the Force Concept Inventory with Sub-Questions: Preliminary Results of the Second Year Survey
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title Validating the Force Concept Inventory with Sub-Questions: Preliminary Results of the Second Year Survey
title_short Validating the Force Concept Inventory with Sub-Questions: Preliminary Results of the Second Year Survey
title_full Validating the Force Concept Inventory with Sub-Questions: Preliminary Results of the Second Year Survey
title_fullStr Validating the Force Concept Inventory with Sub-Questions: Preliminary Results of the Second Year Survey
title_full_unstemmed Validating the Force Concept Inventory with Sub-Questions: Preliminary Results of the Second Year Survey
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publisher Karolinum Press
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publishDate 2017-04-01
description We address the validity of the FCI, that is, whether respondents who answer FCI questions correctly have an actual understanding of the concepts of physics tested in the questions. We used sub-questions that test students on concepts believed to be required to answer the actual FCI questions. Our sample size comprises about five hundred respondents; we derive false positive ratios for pre-learners and post-learners, and evaluate the significant difference between them. Our analysis shows a significant difference at the 95 % confidence level for Q.6, Q.7, and Q.16, implying that it is possible for post-learners to answer three questions without understanding the concepts of physics tested in the questions; therefore, Q.6, Q.7 and Q.16 are invalid.
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