Re: post testing FCI

["Paul Zitzewitz" <pzitzewi@sb-f1.umd.umich.edu>]

I have given it on the last day of class.  I tell the students the 
day before that I will be doing it and I take into account the gain 
they made over the pretest when I do their final grades.  I have 
never told them their initial grades.

While some probably blow it off, most seem to put genuine effort into 
the work.

> We will be post-testing the force concept inventory for our intro class
> here at Vassar.  Am I correct that the best way to do this is to
> announce the quiz beforehand, rather than give it as a pop quiz?  I
> will probably count the quiz as a regular homework score.
>
> If you have post-tested the FCI before, I'd be interested to hear how
> it's done at your school.
>
> Thank you,
> James Lombardi
>
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