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Are All Wrong FCI Answers Equivalent?
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Helena Dedic, Steven Rosenfield, and Nathaniel Lasry
The Force Concept Inventory (FCI) has been efficiently used to assess conceptual learning in mechanics. Each FCI question has one Newtonian answer and four wrong answers (distracters). Researchers and practitioners most frequently use measures of total score to assess learning. Yet, are all wrong answers equivalent? We conducted Latent Markov Chain Modeling (LMCM) analyses of all choices (right and wrong) on a subset of four FCI questions. LMCM assesses whether there are groups of students sharing similar patterns of responses. We infer that students sharing similar patterns also share similar reasoning. Our results show seven reasoning-groups. LMCM also computes probabilities of transition from one reasoning-group to another after instruction. Examining transitions between groups, we note a clear hierarchy. Groups at the top of the hierarchy are comprised of students that use Newtonian thinking more consistently but also choose certain wrong answers more frequently; suggesting that not all wrong answers are equivalent.
Physics Education Research Conference 2010
Part of the PER Conference series Portland, Oregon: July 21-22, 2010 Volume 1289, Pages 125-128
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<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=10406">Dedic, H, S. Rosenfield, and N. Lasry. "Are All Wrong FCI Answers Equivalent?." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2010, Portland, Oregon, July 21-22, 2010.</a>
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H. Dedic, S. Rosenfield, and N. Lasry, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2010, Portland, Oregon, 2010, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10406&DocID=1878).
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H. Dedic, S. Rosenfield, and N. Lasry, Are All Wrong FCI Answers Equivalent?, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2010, Portland, Oregon, 2010, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10406&DocID=1878>.
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Dedic, H., Rosenfield, S., & Lasry, N. (2010, July 21-22). Are All Wrong FCI Answers Equivalent?. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2010, Portland, Oregon. Retrieved December 14, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10406&DocID=1878
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Dedic, H, S. Rosenfield, and N. Lasry. "Are All Wrong FCI Answers Equivalent?." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2010, Portland, Oregon, July 21-22, 2010. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10406&DocID=1878 (accessed 14 December 2024).
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Dedic, Helena, Steven Rosenfield, and Nathaniel Lasry. "Are All Wrong FCI Answers Equivalent?." Physics Education Research Conference 2010. Portland, Oregon: 2010. 125-128 Vol. 1289 of PER Conference. 14 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10406&DocID=1878>.
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Pages = {125-128},
Address = {Portland, Oregon},
Series = {PER Conference},
Volume = {1289},
Month = {July 21-22},
Year = {2010}
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