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Download full textSusan Rodrigues; Neil Taylor; Margaret Cameron; Lorraine Syme-Smith; Colette Fortuna – Science Education International, 2010
This paper reports on data collected via an audience response system, where a convenience sample of 300 adults aged 17-50 pressed a button to register their answers for twenty multiple choice questions. The responses were then discussed with the respondents at the time. The original dataset includes physics, biology and chemistry questions. The…
Descriptors: Audience Response, International Studies, Familiarity, Chemistry
Peer reviewedHasan, Saleem; Bagayoko, Diola; Kelley, Ella L. – Physics Education, 1999
Describes a simple and novel method for identifying misconceptions. Utilizes the Certainty of Response Index (CRI) in conjunction with answers to multiple-choice questions. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Misconceptions, Multiple Choice Tests, Physics
Koch, Helmut – 1986
Student knowledge in a subject area prior to and after instruction has traditionally been assessed by administering a pre- and post-test, usually multiple choice, though recent studies criticize the use of even the best-constructed multiple choice tests. This study assessed college freshmen's knowledge before and after a laboratory experience in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Science, Concept Formation, Genetics
