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New Practices for Administering and Analyzing the Results of Concept Inventories
Author(s) -
Steif Paul S.,
Hansen Mary A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2007.tb00930.x
Subject(s) - set (abstract data type) , value (mathematics) , administration (probate law) , computer science , psychology , knowledge management , business , political science , machine learning , law , programming language
Concept inventories can be refined and honed into informative assessment tools to serve instruction. The present paper suggests new practices for administering and analyzing the results of concept inventories. Web‐based administration enables broader participation across universities and colleges, and ensures the retention of the full set of data necessary to conduct other analyses. Issues related to the provision of meaningful concept level information are addressed, as are the benefits of making direct comparisons with other measures of performance. The value of administering inventories as pre‐tests is examined, and the potential for offering misconception diagnosis based on inventories is explored.