Comparing Two Types of Diagnostic Items to Evaluate Understanding of Heat and Temperature Concepts
The purpose of this research was to investigate an efficient method to assess year 8 (age 13-14) students' conceptual understanding of heat and temperature concepts. Two different types of instruments were used in this study: Type 1, consisting of multiple-choice items with open-ended justifica...
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| author | Chu, Hye-Eun Chandrasegaran, A.L. Treagust, David |
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| description | The purpose of this research was to investigate an efficient method to assess year 8 (age 13-14) students' conceptual understanding of heat and temperature concepts. Two different types of instruments were used in this study: Type 1, consisting of multiple-choice items with open-ended justifications; and Type 2, consisting of two-tier multiple-choice items. Each of the instruments was administered to two separate cohorts of 173 and 143 year 8 students of similar achievement. The findings indicated that the students were better able to show their understanding in the two-tier multiple-choice items. Hence, based on this investigation, two-tier multiple-choice items may be more suitable for evaluating year 8 students' understanding of science concepts. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-808182020-09-04T00:05:07Z Comparing Two Types of Diagnostic Items to Evaluate Understanding of Heat and Temperature Concepts Chu, Hye-Eun Chandrasegaran, A.L. Treagust, David The purpose of this research was to investigate an efficient method to assess year 8 (age 13-14) students' conceptual understanding of heat and temperature concepts. Two different types of instruments were used in this study: Type 1, consisting of multiple-choice items with open-ended justifications; and Type 2, consisting of two-tier multiple-choice items. Each of the instruments was administered to two separate cohorts of 173 and 143 year 8 students of similar achievement. The findings indicated that the students were better able to show their understanding in the two-tier multiple-choice items. Hence, based on this investigation, two-tier multiple-choice items may be more suitable for evaluating year 8 students' understanding of science concepts. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80818 fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Chu, Hye-Eun Chandrasegaran, A.L. Treagust, David Comparing Two Types of Diagnostic Items to Evaluate Understanding of Heat and Temperature Concepts |
| title | Comparing Two Types of Diagnostic Items to Evaluate Understanding of Heat and Temperature Concepts |
| title_full | Comparing Two Types of Diagnostic Items to Evaluate Understanding of Heat and Temperature Concepts |
| title_fullStr | Comparing Two Types of Diagnostic Items to Evaluate Understanding of Heat and Temperature Concepts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparing Two Types of Diagnostic Items to Evaluate Understanding of Heat and Temperature Concepts |
| title_short | Comparing Two Types of Diagnostic Items to Evaluate Understanding of Heat and Temperature Concepts |
| title_sort | comparing two types of diagnostic items to evaluate understanding of heat and temperature concepts |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80818 |