Assessment in the
Physics Program at Chicago State University
Assessment coordinator:
Mel S. Sabella (X2172, msabella@csu.edu)
Information for Instructors teaching Physics Courses
The following table lists the diagnostics and when they should be given in
the physics classes. The post-tests are typically given at the end
of the semester. The assessment coordinator will provide you with the
diagnostics as well as the scantrons a few days before the assessment is
to be given (once the number of students in the class has somewhat stabilized.)
This will be done for both for the pretest and the post-test. Instructors
are invited to view the assessment web pages maintained by the Chemistry
and Physics Department. These pages are accessible from the department's website. For
restricted documents, a password can be obtained from the assessment coordinator.
IMPORTANT - Please:
- have students provide
their name, the date, and the class on all instruments so that we can track
students and look at class gains.
- make sure students take
the diagnostics in class and that students return all forms- we must make
sure to preserve the integrity of these instruments.
- Once the instrument is
given please return both the actual instruments and the scantrons to the
assessment coordinators mailbox so that the data can be entered.
Course
|
pretest (to be given on 1st or
2nd day of class)
|
post-test (to be given after students
have covered the material)
|
Physics 151. Intro Phys. I. Algebra
|
FCI, MPEX
|
FCI
|
Physics 152. Intro Phys II. Algebra
|
Lawson
Test
|
CSEM, MPEX
|
Physics 211. Intro Phys I. Calc
|
FCI, MPEX
|
FCI
|
Physics 222. Intro Phys II. Calc
|
Lawson
Test
|
CSEM, MPEX
|
Physics 233. Intro Phys III. Calc
|
UM Waves Diagnostic
|
UM Waves Diagnostic, MPEX
|
Physics 215. Thermodynamics and Optics
|
|
MPEX
|
Physics 270. Electronics I
|
DIRECT
|
|
Physics 271. Electronics II
|
|
DIRECT
|
Physics 280. Modern Physics
|
|
Waves Concept Inventory
|
Physics 311. Classical Mechanics
|
|
TUG-K
|
Physics 321. Thermodynamics
|
|
Eng. Thermo Diag.
|
Physics 350. Teaching Inquiry Physics
|
CSEM or FCI
|
CSEM or FCI
|
Physics 385 / 355. Adv. Lab I
|
|
MPEX
|
Physics 386. Adv. Lab II
|
|
Lawson Test
|
* scantrons available in 309
Instructions on the particular
instruments
|
FCI (Force Concept Inventory)
Answers should be on Scantron form (882-E)
Students should include name, class, and date on scantron
form
|
DIRECT (Determining and Interpreting Resistive Electric
Circuits Concepts Test)
Answers should be on Scantron form (882-E)
Students should include name, class, and date on scantron
form
|
MPEX (Maryland Physics Expectations Survey)
Answers should be on actual MPEX forms
Students should include name, class, and date on MPEX
forms
|
Lawson Test
Answers should be on Scantron form (882-E)
Students should include name, class, and date on scantron
form
|
CSEM (Conceptual Survey in Electricity and Magnetism)
Answers should be on Scantron form (882-E)
Students should include name, class, and date on scantron
form
|
TUG-K
Answers should be on Scantron forms (882-E)
Students should include name, class, and date on scantron
form
|
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