Assessing students’ conceptual knowledge of electricity and magnetism

We present the Electricity and Magnetism Conceptual Assessment (EMCA), a new assessment aligned with second-semester introductory physics courses. Topics covered include electrostatics, electric fields, circuits, magnetism, and induction. We have two motives for writing a new assessment. First, we f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michele W. McColgan, Rose A. Finn, Darren L. Broder, George E. Hassel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2017-10-01
Series:Physical Review Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.13.020121