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written by Eleanor C. Sayre and Andrew F. Heckler
A common format for assessment of learning is pretesting and post-testing. In this study, we collect student test data several times per week throughout a course, allowing for the measurement of the changes in student knowledge with a time resolution on the order of a few days. To avoid the possibility of test-retest effects, separate and quasirandom subpopulations of students are tested on a variety of tasks. We report on data taken in a calculus-based introductory E&M class populated primarily by engineering majors. Unsurprisingly for a traditional introductory course, there is little change in many conceptual questions. However, the data suggest that some student performance peaks and decays rapidly during a quarter, a pattern consistent with memory research yet unmeasurable by pretesting and post-testing. In addition, it appears that some course topics can interfere with prior knowledge, decreasing performance on questions related to earlier topics in the course.
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© 2009 American Physical Society
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.5.013101
PACSs:
01.40.Fk
01.30.lb
01.50.Kw
01.40.Ha
Keywords:
Conceptual Assessment, Formative Assessment, Test-Retest Effects
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Metadata instance created February 16, 2010 by Lyle Barbato
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June 29, 2010 by Vince Kuo
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E. Sayre and A. Heckler, , Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 5 (1), 013101 (2009), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.5.013101).
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E. Sayre and A. Heckler, Peaks and decays of student knowledge in an introductory E&M course, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 5 (1), 013101 (2009), <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.5.013101>.
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Sayre, E., & Heckler, A. (2009, February 12). Peaks and decays of student knowledge in an introductory E&M course. Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 5(1), 013101. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.5.013101
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Sayre, Eleanor, and Andrew F. Heckler. "Peaks and decays of student knowledge in an introductory E&M course." Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 5, no. 1, (February 12, 2009): 013101, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.5.013101 (accessed 28 March 2024).
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Sayre, Eleanor, and Andrew F. Heckler. "Peaks and decays of student knowledge in an introductory E&M course." Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 5.1 (2009): 013101. 28 Mar. 2024 <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.5.013101>.
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