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Effects on assessment caused by splits between belief and understanding

Effects on assessment caused by splits between belief and understanding

We performed a new kind of FCI study to get at the differences between what students believe and what they think scientists believe. Students took the FCI in the standard way, and then made a second pass indicating "the answer they really believe" and "the answer they think a scientist would give." Students split on a large number of the questions, with women splitting more often than men....

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Social Sciences, Educational Courses, Assessment, Student Characteristics, Geoscience, NSDL, Ecology, Education Foundations, Educational Institutions, Affect, Teaching, Physics, Physics Education Research, Gender Issues, Personnel, Societal Issues, General Physics, Education, PERC 2003, Forestry and Agriculture, Human Factors
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Material Type:
Quiz/Test
Date Added to MERLOT:
August 1, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
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Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
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College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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Website
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Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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