[LON-CAPA-users] FCI: force concept inventory

James M Sullivan lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org
Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:27:23 -0300


I have coded up the five remaining FCI problems that Kashy at MSU
didn’t get in his set. Would be happy to share my subset to the MSU
and CSM domains when I get back to the office. Our server is being
updated and reconfigured on Monday, so it will probably be Tuesday
before I can make any changes. Will update when its done.....

JMS
 

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> If a custom rights file is made for the FCI, it would be nice to
have
> someone at CSM included on that as well, as we would like to use
loncapa
> to deliver the pre/post test as well.
> 
> Thanks,
> David
> 
> On Mon, 15 Aug 2005, Guy Albertelli II wrote:
> 
> > Hi James,
> >
> > > Thanks for info. Sorry if this is a newbie question, but it
seems as only
> > > the graphics are there in /res/msu/kashy/FCI. Am I overlooking
the problems?
> >
> > They are published as domain only, so currently only MSU people
have
> > access to them.
> >
> > Perhaps Ed can/will republish them less restrictedly?
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > We are looking to use it here at VCU for pre-test/post-test
assessment only.
> > >
> > > JMS
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: lon-capa-users-admin@mail.lon-capa.org
[mailto:lon-capa-users-
> > > > admin@mail.lon-capa.org] On Behalf Of Gerd Kortemeyer
> > > > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 4:57 PM
> > > > To: lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [LON-CAPA-users] FCI: force concept inventory
> > > >
> > > > Yes, it's at
> > > >
> > > > /res/msu/kashy/FCI/
> > > >
> > > > I discussed this with David Hestenes at a conference. While
having
> > > > the FCI in LON-CAPA is okay with him, he asks to really only
use it
> > > > in the original pre-/post-test design, i.e., don't assign this
as
> > > > homework, and don't put it on exams. Also, only make this
available
> > > > to your course on a limited time base, so that it does not
leak too
> > > > much.
> > > >
> > > > - Gerd.
> > > >
> > > > On Aug 15, 2005, at 4:45 PM, James Sullivan wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Has anyone implemented the physics Force Concept Inventory
in loncapa?
> > > > > Thanks for any info,
> > > > > JMS
> > > > >
> > > > >
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