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This 33-question research-based multiple-choice test is designed to evaluate students' conceptual understanding of energy in algebra- or calculus-based introductory physics courses.

The survey is based on investigations of students' difficulties in energy and should be given in a 30-minute period. Statistical results have shown the survey to be reliable and valid. Details on the construction and analysis of the survey are available in L. Ding, Designing an Energy Assessment to Evaluate Student Understanding of Energy Topics, Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State University, 2007, and L. Ding, R. Chabay, and B. Sherwood "How do students in an innovative principle-based mechanics course understand energy concepts?" Journal of Research in Science Teaching 2013, 50, (6), 722–747

This assessment is free for use by instructors in their classroom. As it takes years of development effort to create and validate reliable assessment instruments, access is limited to instructors and researchers.

Book Title: Designing an Energy Assessment to Evaluate Student Understanding of Energy Topics
Pages 218-233

https://www.physport.org/assessments/ECA

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Work and Energy Education - Basic Research - Assessment = Conceptual Assessment = Instruments	- Lower Undergraduate - High School	- Assessment Material = Test

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Access Rights:: Limited free access; Access is restricted to instructors and researchers.
Restriction:: © 2007 Lin Ding
This assessment is free for use by instructors in their classroom. However, it takes years of development effort to create and validate reliable assessment instruments. Therefore, the author requests that 1. students are not given test copies following examination; and 2. none of the questions are incorporated into web-based question delivery systems without adequate security to prevent printing or unauthorized access by students.
Keywords:: EC, ECA
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created May 21, 2012 by Lyle Barbato
Record Updated:: March 25, 2015 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: May 14, 2007

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