Re: Conceptual Tests

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

1. Information never flows uphill.
2. The only possible answer to give a senior official is "You're
absolutely right, sir."
3. The art of survival is to appear to comply while doing what you want.

4. You might give serious thought to trying the dialogue-inducing labs,
but try them on yourself, first.  I did.

                                        Regards,
                                                Jack


On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, Tina Fanetti wrote:

> Hello
> My boss wants me to give a presentation on the assesment of students =
> I have done.  I have used the Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation.=
>   She has seen this and has told me it is invalid for my student popu=
> lation.  THe reason:  the questions are too long and wordy since my p=
> opulation is half non-native students.=20
>
> SO the question is Has there been any research into how non-native sp=
> eakers of english do on these conceptual evaluation.
>
> Also, she doenst want conceptual evaluations.  She wants them to work=
>  problems.  I tell her that is not where the research is pointing but=
>  she says that conceptual is unfair.
>
> I dunno, I ask you
>
> 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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