TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing an action concept inventory
AU - McGinness, Lachlan P.
AU - Savage, C. M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 authors. Published by the American Physical Society.
PY - 2016/5/26
Y1 - 2016/5/26
N2 - We report on progress towards the development of an Action Concept Inventory (ACI), a test that measures student understanding of action principles in introductory mechanics and optics. The ACI also covers key concepts of many-paths quantum mechanics, from which classical action physics arises. We used a multistage iterative development cycle for incorporating expert and student feedback into successive revisions of the ACI. The student feedback, including think-aloud interviews, enabled us to identify their misconceptions about action physics.
AB - We report on progress towards the development of an Action Concept Inventory (ACI), a test that measures student understanding of action principles in introductory mechanics and optics. The ACI also covers key concepts of many-paths quantum mechanics, from which classical action physics arises. We used a multistage iterative development cycle for incorporating expert and student feedback into successive revisions of the ACI. The student feedback, including think-aloud interviews, enabled us to identify their misconceptions about action physics.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.12.010133
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.12.010133
M3 - Article
SN - 2469-9896
VL - 12
JO - Physical Review Physics Education Research
JF - Physical Review Physics Education Research
IS - 1
M1 - 010133
ER -