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"John" (2008), in his EvalTalk post titled "Instrument to Assess
General Scientific Understanding" wrote [bracketed by lines "JJJJJJJJ
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I am looking for an instrument designed to assess general scientific
understanding of college freshmen who have completed a one year
sequence in biology, chemistry, or physics.
I realize this is a very vague description, but this is preliminary
research so am casting a very broad net. In addition to an actual
instrument, references, articles, etc to help me get oriented will be
greatly appreciated. BTW, I am well versed in psychometrics and
measurement so am in less need of assistance in those areas.
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To which Sam Held (2008) replied:
". . . . . Plenty of tests are available out there but I think to
cast the big net, you may want to look at concept inventories. . . ."
For an inventory of Concept Inventories see "Formative Pre/post Tests
For Various Disciplines" [Hake (2008a)]. The abstract reads:
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ABSTRACT: I give references to: (I) well-known early concept
inventories; (II) formative pre/post diagnostic tests for Astronomy,
Economics, Biology, Biomechanics, Calculus, Chemistry, Geoscience,
Statistics, Statics, and Engineering (Circuits, Computer Engineering,
Dynamics, Electromagnetics, Electronics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat
Transfer, Materials, Signals and Systems, Strength of Materials,
Thermodynamics, and Waves) ); and (III) seven reviews that discuss
pre/post testing.
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Regarding III above (seven reviews that discuss pre/post testing),
most concept inventories are designed to be used in formative
pre/post testing to gauge the relative effectiveness of courses in
promoting higher-order student learning. In my opinion, their use as
only posttests would be of limited value.
Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University
24245 Hatteras Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands.
< [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
< http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake/ >
< http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~sdi/ >
REFERENCES [Tiny URL's courtesy < http://tinyurl.com/create.php >.]
"John." 2008. "Instrument to Assess General Scientific
Understanding," EvalTalk post of 22 Sep 2008 06:05:39-0700; online at
< http://bama.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0809d&L=evaltalk&D=1&T=0&P=165 >.
Hake, R.R. 2008a. "Formative Pre/post Tests For Various Disciplines,"
online as it appears on the OPEN! AERA-D archives at <
http://tinyurl.com/6cyemf > where URL's in my post are properly
HOT-LINKED (unlike those on EdResMeth, EdStat, EvalTalk, and POD).
Post of 7 and 8 July to AERA-D, ASSESS, Biopi-L, Chemed-L, DrEd,
EdResMeth, EdStat, EvalTalk, IFETS, Net-Gold, PhysLrnR, POD, RUME, &
WBTOLL-L.
Hake, R.R. 2008b. "Re: Formative Pre/post Tests For Various
Disciplines," online on the OPEN! AERA-D archives at <
http://tinyurl.com/3jcmsl >. Post of 9 Jul 2008 14:12:18 -0700 to
AERA-D, Chemed-L, EvalTalk, Phys-L, PhysLrnR, and POD.
Held, S. 2008. "Re: Instrument to Assess General Scientific
Understanding," EvalTalk post of 22 Sep 2008 14:10:06-0400; online at
< http://bama.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0809d&L=evaltalk&D=1&T=0&P=1158 >.
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