Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigExact(18)
It was also surprising that although performance significantly improved on the concept inventory questions, the variance remained the same before and after the course (Fig. 1b), indicating that the performance of some students did not improve at all.
Fig. 1 Box plots showing the distribution of correct answers to: a the "common misconceptions" questions and b the Concept Inventory questions in the questionnaire before and after taking the course.
Therefore, most concept inventory questions should have a cognitive skill level of application (III) or higher.
Concept inventory questions are often validated with student interviews (e.g., Hartley et al., 2011).
We organized the inventory questions into six groups (A F) based on the specific concepts they test (Table 1).
The importance of aligning constructed-response and multiple-choice data sets is clear and an important mechanism for validation of concept inventory questions.
Similar(42)
Stan, let me help Pat out a little on the inventory question.
Fig. 3 Distribution of student responses in Experiment 1 on the Geologic Concept Inventory question.
The first item, referred to here as the "Geoscience Concept Inventory question," was from the Geoscience Concept Inventory.
First, on the Geoscience Concept Inventory question, students in the intervention group were significantly less likely to make large magnitude errors than students in the control group, χ2(1) = 6.08, p = .01, Φ = .24.24
The Geoscience Concept Inventory question is commonly used to assess an individual's understanding of geologic time on a linear scale (for example, Libarkin et al., 2005; Libarkin & Anderson, 2007; Petcovic & Ruhf, 2008; Teed & Slattery, 2011).
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com