Using a Classroom Response System to Improve Multiple-Choice Performance in AP® Physics

• Autores: Peggy Bertrand
• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 47, Nº. 4, 2009, págs. 216-219
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Participation in rigorous high school courses such as Advanced Placement AP® Physics increases the likelihood of college success, especially for students who are traditionally underserved.1Tackling difficult multiple-choice exams should be part of any AP program because well-constructed multiple-choice questions, such as those on AP exams and on the Force Concept Inventory,2are particularly good at rooting out common and persisting student misconceptions. Additionally, there are barriers to multiple-choice performance that have little to do with content mastery. For example, a student might fail to read the question thoroughly, forget to apply a reasonableness test to the answer, or simply work too slowly.