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Suzanne Lea, Beth Ann Thacker, and Eun-Sook Kim
A computer program that presents and grades physics problems is described. The reliability of the grading is discussed in the context of diagnostic tests. The concept of computerized testing in physics is shown to be feasible. It was found that graphics answer representations can be used to measure student understanding: students with correct graphics answers provide correct explanations and conversely. The sample problem studied did not produce any false negative results; only the false positive results were caused by incomplete explanations which are easily caught by keyword checking.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=2589">Lea, S, B. Thacker, and E. Kim. "Computer-assisted assessment of student understanding in physics." Comput. Phys. 8, no. 1, (January 1, 1994): 122-127.</a>
S. Lea, B. Thacker, and E. Kim, Computer-assisted assessment of student understanding in physics, Comput. Phys. 8 (1), 122 (1994), <https://doi.org/10.1063/1.168515>.
Lea, S., Thacker, B., & Kim, E. (1994, January 1). Computer-assisted assessment of student understanding in physics. Comput. Phys., 8(1), 122-127. Retrieved April 5, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.1063/1.168515
Lea, S, B. Thacker, and E. Kim. "Computer-assisted assessment of student understanding in physics." Comput. Phys. 8, no. 1, (January 1, 1994): 122-127, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.168515 (accessed 5 April 2025).
Lea, Suzanne M., Beth Ann Thacker, and Eun-Sook Kim. "Computer-assisted assessment of student understanding in physics." Comput. Phys. 8.1 (1994): 122-127. 5 Apr. 2025 <https://doi.org/10.1063/1.168515>.
@article{
Author = "Suzanne M. Lea and Beth Ann Thacker and Eun-Sook Kim",
Title = {Computer-assisted assessment of student understanding in physics},
Journal = {Comput. Phys.},
Volume = {8},
Number = {1},
Pages = {122-127},
Month = {January},
Year = {1994}
}
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