Re: FCI/gender/HS physics data update

["Daniel L. MacIsaac" <Dan.MacIsaac@nau.edu>]

I'd like to know if anyone has checked point biserials for FCI on a
large basis.  I have some local data and will run it shortly.  I think some
of the questions are more confusingly worded than others and would like to
see their PBS.

I'll also check gender as a covariate.

Finally, has anyone studied the test-format for electronic vs paper
administration of FCI or similar standardized tests?  Any literature
suggestions?

Dan M

Dan MacIsaac, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Northern AZ Univ
danmac@nau.edu  http://www.phy.nau.edu/~danmac/homepage.html

> In your original note you indicated which of the questions had apparent 
> gender bias.  As I recall, the original publication of the test gave a 
> taxonomy of the questions.  Is there any correlation between those 
> questions in which a bias appears and the content of the question?
>
> cheers
>
> joe bellina