A quantification of conceptual understanding of students in statics was undertaken. Drawing on a prior study identifying the fundamental concepts and typical student errors in statics, multiple choice questions were devised to probe students' ability to use concepts in isolation. This paper describes a testing instrument comprising such questions, as well as psychometric analyses of test results of 245 students at five universities.
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Univ S Florida, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Tampa, FL USAUniv Massachusetts, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, 285 Old Westport Rd, Dartmouth, MA 02747 USA
Ergas, Sarina
Cunningham, Jeffrey
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Univ S Florida, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Tampa, FL USAUniv Massachusetts, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, 285 Old Westport Rd, Dartmouth, MA 02747 USA
Cunningham, Jeffrey
Goel, Ramesh
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Univ Utah, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Salt Lake City, UT USAUniv Massachusetts, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, 285 Old Westport Rd, Dartmouth, MA 02747 USA
Goel, Ramesh
Feldman, Allan
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Univ S Florida, Dept Teaching & Learning, Tampa, FL USAUniv Massachusetts, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, 285 Old Westport Rd, Dartmouth, MA 02747 USA
Feldman, Allan
Chen, Yi-Hsin
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