Examining the relation of high school preparation and college achievement to conceptual understanding

This study investigated factors influencing Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation (FMCE) pretest and post-test scores for a sample (N=1116 students) collected in the introductory calculus-based mechanics class at a large eastern land-grant university. Several academic and noncognitive factors were...

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Main Authors: Dona Hewagallage, Elaine Christman, John Stewart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2022-06-01
Series:Physical Review Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.010149