Re: Gain and conceptual tests

[Jack Uretsky <jlu@HEP.ANL.GOV>]

Hi Tina-
        Maybe everybody scored high the first time around so that there
was not all that much to be gained.  Or, on the other hand, maybe you
weren't teaching Newtonian concepts, so there wasn't much gain in that
particular direction.
                        Regards,
                                        Jack

On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, Tina Fanetti wrote:

> Hi
> When you give students a pre/post test, What kind of gains are you lo=
> oking for?  I realize the higher the better...
>
> I just made an initial inspection of the Force and Motion Conceptual =
> Evaluation...  my highest gain is 0.5.  Something tells me that is no=
> t good.
>
> Also, I am looking for more analysis of the FCME.  All I have is the =
> original paper from AJP in 1998.  Is there anything else?
>
> Thanks
> Tina
>
> Tina Fanetti
> Physics Instructor
> Western Iowa Technical Community College
> 4647 Stone Ave
> Sioux City IA 51102
> 712-274-8733 ext 1429

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