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Bias on the Force Concept Inventory across the intersection of gender and race
written by John B. Buncher, Jayson M. Nissen, Ben Van Dusen, Robert M. Talbot III, and Hannah Huvard
Education researchers often compare performance across race and gender on research-based assessments of physics knowledge to investigate the impacts of racism and sexism on physics student learning. These investigations' claims rely on research-based assessments providing reliable, unbiased measures of student knowledge across social identity groups. We used classical test theory and differential item functioning (DIF) analysis to examine whether the items on the Force Concept Inventory (FCI) provided unbiased data across social identifiers for race, gender, and their intersections. The data was accessed through the Learning About STEM Student Outcomes platform and included responses from 4,848 students posttests in 152 calculus-based introductory physics courses from 16 institutions. The results indicated that the majority of items (22) on the FCI were biased towards a group. These results point to the need for instrument validation to account for item bias and the identification or development of fair research-based assessments.
Physics Education Research Conference 2021
Part of the PER Conference series
Virtual Conference: August 4-5, 2021
Pages 69-74
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Education - Basic Research
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10.1119/perc.2021.pr.Buncher
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PERC 2021
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Metadata instance created September 28, 2021 by Lyle Barbato
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J. Buncher, J. Nissen, B. Van Dusen, R. Talbot, and H. Huvard, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2021, Virtual Conference, 2021, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15727&DocID=5461).
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J. Buncher, J. Nissen, B. Van Dusen, R. Talbot, and H. Huvard, Bias on the Force Concept Inventory across the intersection of gender and race, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2021, Virtual Conference, 2021, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15727&DocID=5461>.
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Buncher, J., Nissen, J., Van Dusen, B., Talbot, R., & Huvard, H. (2021, August 4-5). Bias on the Force Concept Inventory across the intersection of gender and race. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2021, Virtual Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15727&DocID=5461
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Buncher, J, J. Nissen, B. Van Dusen, R. Talbot, and H. Huvard. "Bias on the Force Concept Inventory across the intersection of gender and race." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2021, Virtual Conference, August 4-5, 2021. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15727&DocID=5461 (accessed 3 December 2024).
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Buncher, John, Jayson Nissen, Ben Van Dusen, Robert Talbot, and Hannah Huvard. "Bias on the Force Concept Inventory across the intersection of gender and race." Physics Education Research Conference 2021. Virtual Conference: 2021. 69-74 of PER Conference. 3 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15727&DocID=5461>.
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