Concept Inventories: Predicting the Wrong Answer May Boost Performance
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00427
Abstract: Several concept inventories have been developed to elicit students’ alternative conceptions in chemistry. It is suggested that heuristic reasoning may bias students’ answers in these types of assessments toward intuitively appealing choices. If this is… read more here.
Keywords: concept inventories; wrong answer; inventories predicting; predicting wrong ... See more keywords
Enhancing the effectiveness of concept inventories using textual analysis: investigations in an electrical engineering subject
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DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2017.1410523
Abstract: ABSTRACT Concept inventories (CIs) are assessment instruments designed to measure students’ conceptual understanding of fundamental concepts in particular fields. CIs utilise multiple-choice questions (MCQs), and specifically designed response selections, to help identify misconceptions. One shortcoming… read more here.
Keywords: concept inventories; engineering; analysis; textual analysis ... See more keywords
Trends in topics, use, and development procedures of biology concept inventories
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DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biaf022
Abstract: Since first appearing in the literature in the 1980s, concept inventories have grown in popularity and are used across science fields. This review serves to identify trends in existing biology concept inventories and to identify… read more here.
Keywords: development procedures; biology concept; biology; concept inventories ... See more keywords