Re: Physics First - PART 1

["RAUBER, JOEL" <JOEL_RAUBER@SDSTATE.EDU>]

Rick,

I share your sense of enthusiasm, however, I think you would have to agree
with part of the quote you quoted, namely:

I quote:

> The Force Concept Inventory (FCI) is the most widely used and influential
> instrument for assessing the effectiveness of introductory physics
> instruction.

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Joel R.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Tarara [mailto:rtarara@SAINTMARYS.EDU]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 10:20 AM
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> Subject: Re: Physics First - PART 1
>
>
> Why do I not find it very surprising that an instructional
> program that is
> _designed_ to get good scores on the FCI, that has been developed with
> considerable input (I think) from the creators of the FCI,
> which has as one
> of it's major assessment tools the FCI (a fact known by all the
> instructors), ends up getting good scores on the FCI, especially in
> comparison to techniques that don't have the same focus.  I
> am underwhelmed!
> ;-)
>
> Rick
>
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> Richard W. Tarara
> Professor of Physics
> Saint Mary's College
> Notre Dame, Indiana
> rtarara@saintmarys.edu
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