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[Phys-l] Is Psychometrics Pathological Science?



ome subscribers to Phys-L might be interested in a post "Is Psychometrics Pathological Science?" [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads:

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ABSTRACT: PhysLrnR's Noah Podolefsky (2010) cited "Is Psychometrics Pathological Science?'' [Michelle (2008)] and "Beyond romantic versus sceptic: a microanalysis of conceptual change in kinematics" [Roschelle (1998)] to clarify his questions about "whether the FCI (and other instruments) are 'quantitative'." In my opinion, neither of above references nor Robert Mislevy's "sociocognitive" perspective contradict the premise that the *normalized* pre-to posttest gain on the Force Concept Inventory is a valid and consistently reliable quantitative gauge of the effectiveness of an introductory mechanics course in promoting students conceptual understanding of Newtonian mechanics. *********************************************

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Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University
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Hake, R.R. 2010. "Is Psychometrics Pathological Science?" online on the OPEN AERA-L archives at <http://bit.ly/9Fp6QS>. Post of 17 Jun 2010 15:34:11-0700 to AERA-L, Net-Gold, and PhysLrnR. The abstract and URL are being transmitted to various discussion lists and are also online at <http://hakesedstuff.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-psychometrics-pathological-science.html> with a provision for comments.