Tools for assessing conceptual understanding in the engineering sciences

D. L. Evans; Clark Midkiff; Ron Miller; Jim Morgan; Stephen Krause; Jay Martin; Branislav M. Notaros; David Rancour; Kathleen Wage

Tools for assessing conceptual understanding in the engineering sciences

D. L. Evans, Clark Midkiff, Ron Miller, Jim Morgan, Stephen Krause, Jay Martin, Branislav M. Notaros, David Rancour, Kathleen Wage

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Abstract

One of the hindrances to reform in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education is the absence of good assessment instruments that can measure the value added to student learning by new ways of teaching important material. The well-known Force Concept Inventory (FCI) assessment instrument is a good model of an instrument that can be used to check on student's understanding of basic concepts in a discipline. This panel will discuss work in progress by the panel members and their co-developers to construct FCI-like Concept Inventories in each of the disciplines of thermodynamics, systems and signals, strength of materials, electromagnetics, circuits, materials, fluid mechanics, and transport processes.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference
Volume	2
State	Published - 2002
Event	23nd Annual Frontiers in Education; Leading a Revolution in Engineering and Computer Science Education - Boston, MA, United States Duration: Nov 6 2002 → Nov 9 2002

Other

Other	23nd Annual Frontiers in Education; Leading a Revolution in Engineering and Computer Science Education
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston, MA
Period	11/6/02 → 11/9/02

Keywords

Assessment
Concepts
Continuous improvement
Engineering sciences
Evaluation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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Evans, DL, Midkiff, C, Miller, R, Morgan, J, Krause, S, Martin, J, Notaros, BM, Rancour, D & Wage, K 2002, Tools for assessing conceptual understanding in the engineering sciences. in Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference. vol. 2, 23nd Annual Frontiers in Education; Leading a Revolution in Engineering and Computer Science Education, Boston, MA, United States, 11/6/02.

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