Cuesta College UC-Davis
Physics 5A Physics 7B
Spring Semester Summer Session II
2008 2002
N 42 students 76 students
low 3 2
mean 10.1 +/- 4.9 9.1 +/- 4.3
high 24 27
A "Student" t-test of the null hypothesis results in p = 0.20, 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—while they are slightly more knowledgeable about the Newtonian physics concepts covered in the FCI as UC-Davis students at the start of introductory college physics, this difference is not statistically significant.
Later this semester (Spring 2008), 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.
Previous FCI results:
Cuesta College versus UC-Davis, Fall semester 2007 pre-tests and post-tests.
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