Context sensitivity in the force concept inventory

The force concept inventory and a 10-question context-modified test were given to 647 students enrolled in introductory physics classes at the University of Arkansas. Context changes had an effect ranging from −3% to 10% on the individual questions. The average student score on the ten transformed q...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: John Stewart, Heather Griffin, Gay Stewart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2007-02-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.3.010102