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Ding, Lin; Beichner, Robert – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2009
This paper introduces five commonly used approaches to analyzing multiple-choice test data. They are classical test theory, factor analysis, cluster analysis, item response theory, and model analysis. Brief descriptions of the goals and algorithms of these approaches are provided, together with examples illustrating their applications in physics…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Factor Analysis, Data Interpretation, Item Response Theory
Ding, Lin; Reay, Neville W.; Lee, Albert; Bao, Lei – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2008
Pre-testing and post-testing is a commonly used method in Physics Education Research to assess student learning gains. It is well recognized in the community that timings and incentives in delivering conceptual tests can impact test results. However, it is difficult to control these variables across different studies. As a common practice, a…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Education, Pretests Posttests, Student Evaluation
Ding, Lin; Caballero, Marcos D. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
In a recent study, Caballero and colleagues conducted a large-scale evaluation using the Force Concept Inventory (FCI) to compare student learning outcomes between two introductory physics curricula: the Matter and Interactions (M&I) mechanics course and a pedagogically-reformed-traditional-content (PRTC) mechanics course. Using a conventional…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Mechanics (Physics)
Ding, Lin – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
Discipline-based science concept assessments are powerful tools to measure learners' disciplinary core ideas. Among many such assessments, the Brief Electricity and Magnetism Assessment (BEMA) has been broadly used to gauge student conceptions of key electricity and magnetism (E&M) topics in college-level introductory physics courses.…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Science Tests, College Science, Physics
Ding, Lin – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
This study seeks to test the causal influences of reasoning skills and epistemologies on student conceptual learning in physics. A causal model, integrating multiple variables that were investigated separately in the prior literature, is proposed and tested through path analysis. These variables include student preinstructional reasoning skills…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Physics, Scientific Concepts
Zhang, Ping; Ding, Lin – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2013
This paper reports a cross-grade comparative study of Chinese precollege students' epistemological beliefs about physics by using the Colorado Learning Attitudes Survey about Sciences (CLASS). Our students of interest are middle and high schoolers taking traditional lecture-based physics as a mandatory science course each year from the 8th grade…
Descriptors: Physics, Epistemology, Scientific Attitudes, Student Attitudes
Ding, Lin; Reay, Neville; Lee, Albert; Bao, Lei – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2011
It is well documented that when solving problems experts first search for underlying concepts while students tend to look for equations and previously worked examples. The overwhelming majority of end-of-chapter (EOC) problems in most introductory physics textbooks contain only material and examples discussed in a single chapter, rarely requiring…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, College Science, Introductory Courses
Kohlmyer, Matthew A.; Caballero, Marcos D.; Catrambone, Richard; Chabay, Ruth W.; Ding, Lin; Haugan, Mark P.; Marr, M. Jackson; Sherwood, Bruce A.; Schatz, Michael F. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2009
The performance of over 2000 students in introductory calculus-based electromagnetism (E&M) courses at four large research universities was measured using the Brief Electricity and Magnetism Assessment (BEMA). Two different curricula were used at these universities: a traditional E&M curriculum and the Matter & Interactions (M&I)…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Calculus, Introductory Courses, Predictor Variables
Ding, Lin; Chabay, Ruth; Beichner, Robert – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2006
The Brief Electricity and Magnetism Assessment (BEMA), developed by Chabay and Sherwood, was designed to assess student understanding of basic electricity and magnetism concepts covered in college-level calculus-based introductory physics courses. To evaluate the reliability and discriminatory power of this assessment tool, we performed…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Physics, Calculus, Introductory Courses