Authentic assessment of students' problem solving

Xu, Qing; Heller, Kenneth; Hsu, Leonardo; Aryal, Bijaya

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Authentic assessment of students' problem solving

written by Qing Xu, Kenneth Heller, Leonardo Hsu, and Bijaya Aryal

Improving curricular materials and practices aimed at complex cognitive processes such as problem solving requires careful planning and useful tools for assessment. To illustrate the challenges of measuring a change in students' problem solving in physics, we present the results of and a reflection on a pilot assessment of the effectiveness of computer problem-solving coaches in a large (200+ student) section of an introductory physics course.

Physics Education Research Conference 2012
Part of the PER Conference series
Philadelphia, PA: August 1-2, 2012
Volume 1513, Pages 434-437

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Published: January 24, 2013

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education Foundations - Assessment = Methods - Behavior - Problem Solving - Research Design & Methodology = Evaluation Education Practices - Technology = Computers	- Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Report

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Restriction:: © 2012 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.4789745
NSF Number:: 0715615
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.gf; 01.50.H-; 01.50.Kw
Keywords:: PERC 2012, assessment, computer coaches, rubric
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Record Updated:: December 17, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 24, 2013
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Xu, Q, K. Heller, L. Hsu, and B. Aryal. "Authentic assessment of students' problem solving." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, August 1-2, 2012. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12747&DocID=3288 (accessed 12 September 2024).

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Xu, Qing, Kenneth Heller, Leonardo Hsu, and Bijaya Aryal. "Authentic assessment of students' problem solving." Physics Education Research Conference 2012. Philadelphia, PA: 2012. 434-437 Vol. 1513 of PER Conference. 12 Sep. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12747&DocID=3288>.

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