A Mechanics Baseline Test.

Hestenes, David; Wells, Malcolm

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ERIC Number: EJ456377

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Publication Date: 1992

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A Mechanics Baseline Test.

Hestenes, David; Wells, Malcolm

Physics Teacher, v30 n3 p159-66 Mar 1992

Reports the design of the "Mechanics Baseline Test," an instrument to assess students' understandings about concepts in mechanics. Discusses how comparisons of test results with extensive baseline data can be used to evaluate instruction at all levels. Includes a copy of the instrument. (MDH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Structures, Force, High Schools, Higher Education, Measures (Individuals), Mechanics (Physics), Motion, Physics, Science Education, Science Instruction, Test Construction, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Tests/Questionnaires

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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