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Testing Students Ability to Use Derivatives, Integrals, and Vectors in a Purely Mathematical Context and in a Physical Context
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Carli, Marta; Lippiello, Stefania; Pantano, Ornella; Perona, Mario; Tormen, Giuseppe – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
In this article, we discuss the development and the administration of a multiple-choice test, which we named "Test of Calculus and Vectors in Mathematics and Physics" (TCV-MP), aimed at comparing students' ability to answer questions on derivatives, integrals, and vectors in a purely mathematical context and in the context of physics.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Science Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Calculus
Development of the BioCalculus Assessment (BCA)
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Taylor, Robin T.; Bishop, Pamela R.; Lenhart, Suzanne; Gross, Louis J.; Sturner, Kelly – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2020
We describe the development and initial validity assessment of the 20-item BioCalculus Assessment (BCA), with the objective of comparing undergraduate life science students' understanding of calculus concepts in different courses with alternative emphases (with and without focus on biological applications). The development process of the BCA…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Mathematics Tests, Calculus, Test Validity