Instructors and researchers often use research-based assessments to identify the impact of
instructional activities. These investigations often focus on issues of diversity, equity, and …

This study developed and validated an instrument to investigate senior school students'
understanding of electrostatics and provide a cognitive diagnostic assessment of their …

In this study, we evaluate the validity of question 29 (Q. 29) in the Force Concept Inventory
(FCI), which requires an understanding of atmospheric pressure. At least in some Japanese …

This investigation examines the efficacy of multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity
and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA) over fixed-effects models when performing …

A performance gap between the genders has been observed on the Force Concept
Inventory (FCI) almost since its introduction. Many studies have sought to characterize this …

Extensive previous research has demonstrated that students hold a variety of initial (mis)
conceptions that are inconsistent with scientific ones [1]. These initial (mis) conceptions …

Since the early 2000s the process of globalisation has shown that countries can be
competitive and play a paramount role on the international stage only if their citizens are …

A significant body of scholarship in Physics Education Research (PER) has documented that
students have intuitive knowledge resources that they use to make sense of the physical …

Students do their best work when they have a sense of agency around science and science
learning. Scientific practices like argumentation and critique are areas in which students' …