Cuesta College UC-Davis
Physics 5A Physics 7B
Fall Semester Summer Session II
2007 2002
N 35 students 76 students
low 3 2
mean 9.1 +/- 3.9 9.1 +/- 4.1
high 19 27
A "Student" t-test of the null hypothesis results in p = 0.97, thus there is no significant difference between Cuesta College and UC-Davis FCI pre-test scores.
The Physics 5A students at Cuesta College found these preliminary results interesting--statistically speaking, they are as knowledgeable about the Newtonian physics concepts covered in the FCI as UC-Davis students at the start of introductory college physics.
Later this semester (Fall 2007), a comparison will be made between Cuesta College and UC-Davis FCI post-tests, along with their pre- to post-test gains.
D. Hestenes, M. Wells, and G. Swackhamer, Arizona State University, "Force Concept Inventory," Phys. Teach. 30, 141-158 (1992).
Development of the FCI, a 30-question survey of basic Newtonian mechanics concepts.
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