Towards a Model-based Diagnostic Instrument in Electricity and Magnetism: An Example

Warnakulasooriya, Rasil; Bao, Lei

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Towards a Model-based Diagnostic Instrument in Electricity and Magnetism: An Example

written by Rasil Warnakulasooriya and Lei Bao

This document contains a research study, presented at the 2002 Physics Education Research Conference, in which the authors discuss suggestion of how to develop diagostic tools to identify important aspects of students' knowledge that are revealed through current assessment tools.

Physics Education Research Conference 2002
Part of the PER Conference series
Boise, Idaho: August 7-8, 2002

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Published: August 7, 2002

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DOI:: 10.1119/perc.2002.pr.018
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Keywords:: PERC 2002, diagnostic instrument, electricity, magnetism, student assessment, student mental models
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created September 27, 2006 by Lyle Barbato
Record Updated:: August 23, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: August 7, 2002

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<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=4310">Warnakulasooriya, Rasil, and Lei Bao. "Towards a Model-based Diagnostic Instrument in Electricity and Magnetism: An Example." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2002, Boise, Idaho, August 7-8, 2002.</a>

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R. Warnakulasooriya and L. Bao, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2002, Boise, Idaho, 2002, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4310&DocID=1157).

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R. Warnakulasooriya and L. Bao, Towards a Model-based Diagnostic Instrument in Electricity and Magnetism: An Example, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2002, Boise, Idaho, 2002, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4310&DocID=1157>.

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Warnakulasooriya, R., & Bao, L. (2002, August 7-8). Towards a Model-based Diagnostic Instrument in Electricity and Magnetism: An Example. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2002, Boise, Idaho. Retrieved March 18, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4310&DocID=1157

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Warnakulasooriya, Rasil, and Lei Bao. "Towards a Model-based Diagnostic Instrument in Electricity and Magnetism: An Example." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2002, Boise, Idaho, August 7-8, 2002. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4310&DocID=1157 (accessed 18 March 2025).

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Warnakulasooriya, Rasil, and Lei Bao. "Towards a Model-based Diagnostic Instrument in Electricity and Magnetism: An Example." Physics Education Research Conference 2002. Boise, Idaho: 2002. of PER Conference. 18 Mar. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4310&DocID=1157>.

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