True rubrics feature criteria appropriate to an assessment's purpose, and they describe
these criteria across a continuum of performance levels. The presence of both criteria and …

This review synthesizes the findings of studies of the use of rubrics in education settings
published from 2005 to 2013. The review included studies only if the rubrics involved met …

This paper presents a comprehensive synthesis of physics education research at the
undergraduate level. It is based on work originally commissioned by the National …

A Concept Inventory (CI) is a validated assessment to measure student conceptual
understanding of a particular topic. This work presents a CI for Basic Data Structures (BDSI) …

This paper is based on the background of the problem of the low high order thinking skills in
students, especially in the skills to think creatively and conceptual understanding …

The high attrition rate among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
majors has long been an area of concern for institutions and educational researchers. The …

We report on a concept inventory for special relativity: the development process, data
analysis methods, and results from an introductory relativity class. The Relativity Concept …

This study developed and validated an instrument to investigate senior school students'
understanding of electrostatics and provide a cognitive diagnostic assessment of their …

If students are to successfully grapple with authentic, complex biological problems as
scientists and citizens, they need practice solving such problems during their undergraduate …

Establishing learning goals for a course allows instructors to design course content to
address those goals, helps students to focus their learning appropriately, and enables …