Towards quantification of the FCI’s validity: the effect of false positives

Hull, Michael M.; Yasuda, Jun-ichiro; Taniguchi, Masa-aki; Mae, Naohiro

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Towards quantification of the FCI’s validity: the effect of false positives

written by Michael M. Hull, Jun-ichiro Yasuda, Masa-aki Taniguchi, and Naohiro Mae

We are interested in quantifying the systematic error of the Force Concept Inventory (FCI). A modified version of the FCI was administered to 500 university students in Japan in 2015. In addition to the 30 original questions, subquestions were introduced for three questions that, according to prior research, elicit false positives from students (6, 7, and 16) as well as for question 5. Using logistic regression with the results of question 5 and its subquestions, we estimate the systematic error arising from the remaining 26 questions. Our results indicate that FCI true score can be less than half of the FCI raw score for Japanese students.

Physics Education Research Conference 2017
Part of the PER Conference series
Cincinnati, OH: July 26-27, 2017
Pages 180-183

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Hull, M., Yasuda, J., Taniguchi, M., & Mae, N. (2017, July 26-27). Towards quantification of the FCI’s validity: the effect of false positives. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2017, Cincinnati, OH. Retrieved May 6, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14600&DocID=4777

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Hull, M, J. Yasuda, M. Taniguchi, and N. Mae. "Towards quantification of the FCI’s validity: the effect of false positives." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2017, Cincinnati, OH, July 26-27, 2017. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14600&DocID=4777 (accessed 6 May 2024).

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Hull, Michael, Jun-ichiro Yasuda, Masa-aki Taniguchi, and Naohiro Mae. "Towards quantification of the FCI’s validity: the effect of false positives." Physics Education Research Conference 2017. Cincinnati, OH: 2017. 180-183 of PER Conference. 6 May 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14600&DocID=4777>.

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