[Phys-L] Re: Spring question

[forcejb at YAHOO.COM (John Barrer)]

--- Aaron Titus <titus@MAILAPS.ORG> wrote in part:


 I really think that you'd get more correct answers
> on the question
> below if it was worded differently (maybe not the
> way I worded it
> though) or if it included an animation. Often,
> students just don't
> visualize what you are asking and lock in on a
> particular answer
> because of the way the question is worded. I believe
> that this affects
> the validity of concept tests more than physics ed
> researchers realize.
I agree and believe that students must be very
proficient readers to understand many of the questions
in the FCI and other similar instruments. Does anyone
know of a way to evaluate students' scientific reading
skills? John Barrere University HS  Fresno,CA