Indicates a research-demonstrated benefit

Diagnoser Tools

Overview

Diagnoser.com is a set of instruction and assessment tools. It includes learning goals and tools for eliciting students' initial ideas, facets of learners' thinking with respect to learning goals and common misconceptions (problematic ideas), lessons to engage students' ideas with respect to learning goals and problematic ideas, sets of assessment items for students, reporting structures for students and teachers, and prescriptive activities targeted to specific problematic ideas.

	Type of Method	Instructional strategy, Curriculum supplement
	Level	Designed for: Teacher Professional Development, Middle School, Teacher Preparation, High School, Other Science Can be adapted for: Intro College Calculus-based, Intro College Algebra-based, Intro College Conceptual, Intermediate Undergraduate, Advanced Undergraduate
	Setting	Designed for: Lecture - Small (<30 students) Can be adapted for: Lecture - Large (30+ students), Recitation/Discussion Session, Lab, Homework, Studio
	Coverage	Few topics with great depth
	Topics	Mechanics, Waves / Optics, Other Science, Pedagogy
	Instructor Effort	Medium
	Resource Needs	Computers for student use in class, internet access
	Skills	Designed for: Conceptual understanding of physics content Can be adapted for: Problem-solving skills, Connecting conceptual and mathematical understanding, Coherent framework for physics, Understanding how physics relates to the real world, Think like a scientist, Reflecting on one's own learning, Representing knowledge in multiple ways, Designing experiments
	Research Validation	Based on research into: how students learn, student ideas about specific topics Demonstrated to improve: scores on multiple choice conceptual tests, scores on written conceptual tests, beliefs about physics, retention of students Studied using: conceptual pre/post exams, classroom observations, analysis of written work, research conducted at multiple institutions, research conducted by someone other than developers
	Compatible Method	PBI
	Similar Method	None
	Developer(s)	FACET Innovations
	Website	http://www.Diagnoser.com
	Intro Article	Designing Diagnostic Assessments