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If I am not giving the FCI, then I base my decisions about how to
teach on my own beliefs and judgments about what "works" -- what
supports my personal vision of what it means to teach and learn
physics. But if I give the FCI, and I accept that gain on that test
is a referendum on my teaching, then I start to base my decisions
about how to teach on what I believe will raise those scores. Now, I
am just one little high school physics teacher. Maybe my beliefs,
judgments and "vision" are not so hot. But are they a better or
worse guidepost than the FCI gain?
I have not yet used the FCI. Was
planning on starting next fall. So I may find that my approach will
fail. But even if it "succeeds" -- produces gain -- I don't know if
that's a good thing.
This is not the SAT, where the higher number is
all you want.