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| Abstract Title: | Multiple-Choice Assessment for Upper-division Electrodynamics |
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| Abstract: | Multiple-choice assessments are a standard tool for achieving reliable measures of certain aspects of students' conceptual learning in large introductory physics courses. It is harder to develop a multiple-choice assessment for upper-division physics because it involves greater emphasis on assessing students' reasoning in addition to their conceptual knowledge. A coupled-response format employed by the multiple-choice CUE (Colorado Upper-division Electrostatics) diagnostic has achieved great success. We further investigate this new testing format in upper-division electrodynamics content. Our goal is to preserve the insights afforded by the existing open-ended assessment, the CURrENT (Colorado UppeR-division ElectrodyNamics Test), while exploiting the logistical advantages of an objectively gradable instrument. We present the development, scoring, and preliminary analysis of validity and reliability of this multiple-response version of the CURrENT. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Qing Ryan Cal Poly Pomona |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Charles Baily, University of St.Andrews Steven J. Pollock, University of Colorado Boulder |
