Puzzling - Perhaps the FCI does not really measure a students inherent understanding of physics.
Bob at PC
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From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu on behalf of John Clement
Sent: Sun 7/20/2008 4:46 PM
To: 'Forum for Physics Educators'
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Physics job opening in Texas for 2008-09
Let us look at the Situation in Russia. Russia has physics all the way
through, and it is required in heavy doses in HS. But according to Eugenia
Etkina the students in Russia do not score significantly higher than in the
US on the FCI. And at this point in time students in Russia are generally
not going into science or engineering as a career choice, similarly to the
US.