Differences in Male/Female Response Patterns on Alternative-format Versions of the Force Concept Inventory

McCullough, Laura; Meltzer, David E.

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Differences in Male/Female Response Patterns on Alternative-format Versions of the Force Concept Inventory

written by Laura McCullough and David E. Meltzer

This paper, presented at the 2001 Physics Education Research Conference, discusses a modified version of the Force Concept Inventory (FCI) which was created using female and daily-life contexts instead of the male and school-oriented contexts in the original. Both modified and original versions were administered to university students in an algebra-based general physics course. The researchers explain differences among responses of males and females to both versions.

Physics Education Research Conference 2001
Part of the PER Conference series
Rochester, New York: July 25-26, 2001

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Published: July 26, 2001

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Education Foundations - Assessment = Conceptual Assessment = Instruments - Sample Population = Gender - Societal Issues = Gender Issues - Student Characteristics	- Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1119/perc.2001…
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Restriction:: © 2001 Laura McCullough, David E. Meltzer
DOI:: 10.1119/perc.2001.pr.013
Keywords:: PERC 2001, assessment tool, gender differences, response patterns, student comprehension
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created September 27, 2006 by Lyle Barbato
Record Updated:: March 14, 2018 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: July 26, 2001
Other Collections:: The PER-Central

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=4324">McCullough, Laura, and David Meltzer. "Differences in Male/Female Response Patterns on Alternative-format Versions of the Force Concept Inventory." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2001, Rochester, New York, July 25-26, 2001.</a>

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L. McCullough and D. Meltzer, Differences in Male/Female Response Patterns on Alternative-format Versions of the Force Concept Inventory, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2001, Rochester, New York, 2001, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4324&DocID=1037>.

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McCullough, L., & Meltzer, D. (2001, July 25-26). Differences in Male/Female Response Patterns on Alternative-format Versions of the Force Concept Inventory. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2001, Rochester, New York. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4324&DocID=1037

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McCullough, Laura, and David Meltzer. "Differences in Male/Female Response Patterns on Alternative-format Versions of the Force Concept Inventory." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2001, Rochester, New York, July 25-26, 2001. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4324&DocID=1037 (accessed 6 October 2024).

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McCullough, Laura, and David Meltzer. "Differences in Male/Female Response Patterns on Alternative-format Versions of the Force Concept Inventory." Physics Education Research Conference 2001. Rochester, New York: 2001. of PER Conference. 6 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4324&DocID=1037>.

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