Research-Based Surveys(Sometimes referred to as: inventories,

instruments, or diagnostic tools. )

Overview

• Experts involved in development• Faculty discuss how they use the surveys in

practice

Concept Inventories: A Disclaimer

Force Concept Inventory (FCI)

• D. Hestenes, M. Wells, and G. Swackhamer (1992). Force Concept Inventory, The Physics Teacher 30, 141-151.

• R. Hake (1998). Interactive-engagement vs. traditional methods: A six thousand-student survey of mechanics test data for introductory physics courses. Am. J. Phys.66, 64-74.

Biology Concept Assessments

• Anderson, D. L., Fisher, K. M., & Norman, G. J. (2002). Development and evaluation of the conceptual inventory of natural selection. Journal of research in science teaching, 39(10), 952-978.

• Smith, M. K., Wood, W. B., & Knight, J. K. (2008). The genetics concept assessment: a new concept inventory for gauging student understanding of genetics. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 7(4), 422-430.

Opening Up the Black Box

• Colorado Upper-Division Electrostatics Diagnostic ( CUE)

CUE ExampleDO NOT SOLVE the problem, we just want to know:- The general strategy - Why you chose that method

Neutral, non-conducting cube, charge density that depends on origin. Find V at point P, off-axis, at distance 50a.

Courtesy of Stephanie Chasteen, University of Colorado Boulder

Rubric

Courtesy of Stephanie Chasteen, University of Colorado Boulder

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Not sure where to start? Try these:• Force Concept Inventory (Physics)• Calculus Concept Inventory (Math)• Genetics Concept Assessment (Biology)• Materials Concept Inventory (Engineering)• Digital Logic Concept Inventory (CS)• Geoscience Concept Inventory (Geosciences)• Chemical Concepts Inventory (Chemistry)