{"id":140,"date":"2022-08-18T21:22:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T04:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/fshnotebook\/?p=140"},"modified":"2023-07-10T10:25:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T17:25:21","slug":"concept-inventories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/fshnotebook\/2022\/08\/18\/concept-inventories\/","title":{"rendered":"Concept Inventories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What is it?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Concept inventories can be used as a pre-test, to assess prior student knowledge, and as a post-test, to measure learning in a course. They are typically research-based, multiple-choice assessments which have been developed in fields such as physics and astronomy, biology, chemistry, and mathematics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What are the benefits?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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When used as pre-tests, concept inventories can highlight gaps in student knowledge. When combined with a post-test, they can be used to measure student learning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What are the challenges?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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For the most accurate snapshot of learners’ abilities, this should be done in a supervised environment, probably in-person. This will take time, and may cause anxiety in some students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instructors should also explain how students should interpret and take action based on their results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Resources<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Concept inventories, organized by subject:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biology<\/h4>\n\n\n\n