Evaluating an electricity and magnetism assessment tool: Brief electricity and magnetism assessment

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The Brief Electricity and Magnetism Assessment (BEMA), developed by Chabay and Sherwood, was designed to assess student understanding of basic electricity and magnetism concepts covered in college-level calculus-based introductory physics courses. To evaluate the reliability and discriminatory power...

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Main Authors: Robert Beichner, Bruce Sherwood, Ruth Chabay, Lin Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2006-03-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Subjects:
BEMA
Assessment tool
Online Access:http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRSTPER/v2/e010105
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spelling doaj-f5093e544c2843b980684fdecd8c0a782020-11-25T00:54:23ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research1554-91782006-03-0121Evaluating an electricity and magnetism assessment tool: Brief electricity and magnetism assessment Robert BeichnerBruce SherwoodRuth ChabayLin DingThe Brief Electricity and Magnetism Assessment (BEMA), developed by Chabay and Sherwood, was designed to assess student understanding of basic electricity and magnetism concepts covered in college-level calculus-based introductory physics courses. To evaluate the reliability and discriminatory power of this assessment tool, we performed statistical tests focusing both on item analyses (item difficulty index, item discrimination index, and item point biserial coefficient) and on the entire test (test reliability and Ferguson’s delta). The results indicate that BEMA is a reliable assessment tool.http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRSTPER/v2/e010105BEMAAssessment tool
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Evaluating an electricity and magnetism assessment tool: Brief electricity and magnetism assessment
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BEMA
Assessment tool
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Ruth Chabay
Lin Ding
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title Evaluating an electricity and magnetism assessment tool: Brief electricity and magnetism assessment
title_short Evaluating an electricity and magnetism assessment tool: Brief electricity and magnetism assessment
title_full Evaluating an electricity and magnetism assessment tool: Brief electricity and magnetism assessment
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title_full_unstemmed Evaluating an electricity and magnetism assessment tool: Brief electricity and magnetism assessment
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publisher American Physical Society
series Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
issn 1554-9178
publishDate 2006-03-01
description The Brief Electricity and Magnetism Assessment (BEMA), developed by Chabay and Sherwood, was designed to assess student understanding of basic electricity and magnetism concepts covered in college-level calculus-based introductory physics courses. To evaluate the reliability and discriminatory power of this assessment tool, we performed statistical tests focusing both on item analyses (item difficulty index, item discrimination index, and item point biserial coefficient) and on the entire test (test reliability and Ferguson’s delta). The results indicate that BEMA is a reliable assessment tool.
topic BEMA
Assessment tool
url http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRSTPER/v2/e010105
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