Interpreting the force concept inventory: A response to March 1995 critique by Huffman and Heller

David Hestenes, Ibrahim A. Halloun

The Physics Teacher · 1995 · 360 citations · 0 references

Concepts

Abstract

Describes the design, development, and validity of the Force Concept Inventory (FCI), a test designed to assess student understanding of the most basic concepts in Newtonian physics and to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction. Discusses various uses of the FCI and the interpretation of the FCI score.