Magnetism Conceptual Survey

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written by Chandralekha Singh and Jing Li

This 30-question research-based multiple-choice test is designed to evaluate students' conceptual understanding of magnetism in algebra- and calculus-based introductory courses.

The survey is based on investigations of students' difficulties in magnetism up to Faraday's law and should be given in a 50-minute period. Statistical results have shown the survey to be reliable and valid. A summary of the construction and analysis of the survey is available in J. Li and C. Singh, Developing Magnetism Conceptual Survey and Assessing gender differences in students' difficulties with magnetism, 2011 PERC Proceedings, AIP Conf. Proc. 1413, 43-46 (2012).

This assessment is free for use by instructors in their classroom. As it takes years of development effort to create and validate reliable assessment instruments the file is only available to researchers and instructors.

Book Title: Improving Students' Understanding of Electricity and Magnetism
Pages 243-256

https://www.physport.org/assessments/MCS

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education Foundations - Assessment = Conceptual Assessment = Instruments Electricity & Magnetism - Magnetic Fields and Forces = Fields and Currents = Force on Moving Charges = Force on Wires = Forces on Magnets = Magnetic Fields	- Lower Undergraduate	- Assessment Material = Test

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Access Rights:: Limited free access; Access is limited to instructors and researchers.
Restriction:: © 2012 Jing Li
This assessment is free for use by instructors in their classroom. However, it takes years of development effort to create and validate reliable assessment instruments. Therefore, the author requests that 1. students are not given test copies following examination; and 2. none of the questions are incorporated into web-based question delivery systems without adequate security to prevent printing or unauthorized access by students.
Keyword:: Magnetostatics Conceptual Survey
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created April 28, 2012 by Lyle Barbato
Record Updated:: December 22, 2022 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: March 20, 2012
Other Collections:: The PER-Central

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=11900">Singh, Chandralekha, and Jing Li. "Magnetism Conceptual Survey." In Improving Students' Understanding of Electricity and Magnetism. 243. 2012.</a>

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C. Singh and J. Li, , in Improving Students' Understanding of Electricity and Magnetism (2012), p. 243, WWW Document, (https://www.physport.org/assessments/MCS).

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C. Singh and J. Li, Magnetism Conceptual Survey, in Improving Students' Understanding of Electricity and Magnetism (2012), p. 243, <https://www.physport.org/assessments/MCS>.

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Singh, C., & Li, J. (2012). Magnetism Conceptual Survey (pp. 243-256). In Improving Students' Understanding of Electricity and Magnetism (243). Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.physport.org/assessments/MCS

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Singh, Chandralekha, and Jing Li. "Magnetism Conceptual Survey." In Improving Students' Understanding of Electricity and Magnetism. 243. 2012. https://www.physport.org/assessments/MCS (accessed 19 April 2024).

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Singh, Chandralekha, and Jing Li. "Magnetism Conceptual Survey." Improving Students' Understanding of Electricity and Magnetism. 2012. 243-256. 20 Mar. 2012. 19 Apr. 2024 <https://www.physport.org/assessments/MCS>.

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