Are they all created equal? A comparison of different concept inventory development methodologies

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 883, Issue , 2007, Pages 14-17

  Lindell, Rebecca S ^a   Peak, Elizabeth ^a   Foster, Thomas M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept inventory development; Instrument sevelopment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958013237     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2508680     Document Type: Conference Paper

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