Evaluating an electricity and magnetism assessment tool: Brief electricity and magnetism assessment
The Brief Electricity and Magnetism Assessment (BEMA), developed by Chabay and Sherwood, was designed to assess student understanding of basic electricity and magnetism concepts covered in college-level calculus-based introductory physics courses. To evaluate the reliability and discriminatory power...
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| description | The Brief Electricity and Magnetism Assessment (BEMA), developed by Chabay and Sherwood, was designed to assess student understanding of basic electricity and magnetism concepts covered in college-level calculus-based introductory physics courses. To evaluate the reliability and discriminatory power of this assessment tool, we performed statistical tests focusing both on item analyses (item difficulty index, item discrimination index, and item point biserial coefficient) and on the entire test (test reliability and Ferguson’s delta). The results indicate that BEMA is a reliable assessment tool. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f5093e544c2843b980684fdecd8c0a782022-12-21T17:51:16ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research1554-91782006-03-0121Evaluating an electricity and magnetism assessment tool: Brief electricity and magnetism assessmentRobert BeichnerBruce SherwoodRuth ChabayLin DingThe Brief Electricity and Magnetism Assessment (BEMA), developed by Chabay and Sherwood, was designed to assess student understanding of basic electricity and magnetism concepts covered in college-level calculus-based introductory physics courses. To evaluate the reliability and discriminatory power of this assessment tool, we performed statistical tests focusing both on item analyses (item difficulty index, item discrimination index, and item point biserial coefficient) and on the entire test (test reliability and Ferguson’s delta). The results indicate that BEMA is a reliable assessment tool.http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRSTPER/v2/e010105BEMAAssessment tool |
| spellingShingle | Robert Beichner Bruce Sherwood Ruth Chabay Lin Ding Evaluating an electricity and magnetism assessment tool: Brief electricity and magnetism assessment Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research BEMA Assessment tool |
| title | Evaluating an electricity and magnetism assessment tool: Brief electricity and magnetism assessment |
| title_full | Evaluating an electricity and magnetism assessment tool: Brief electricity and magnetism assessment |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating an electricity and magnetism assessment tool: Brief electricity and magnetism assessment |
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| title_short | Evaluating an electricity and magnetism assessment tool: Brief electricity and magnetism assessment |
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| topic | BEMA Assessment tool |
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