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Research Validation

The level of research validation for an assessment is determined by how many of the following categories of research have been done on the instrument:

Categories of research validation:

Based on Research Into:

  • Student thinking (for observation protocols: Classroom behavior / for rubrics: Relevant theory and/or data)
Studied Using:
  • Student interviews (for observation protocols: Iterative observations / for rubrics: Iterative use of rubric)
  • Expert review (for observation protocols and rubrics: Inter-rater reliability)
  • Appropriate statistical analysis (for observation protocols: Training materials / for rubrics: Expert review)
Research Conducted:
  • At multiple institutions
  • By multiple research groups
  • Peer-reviewed publication

Research Validation Levels:

  • Gold Star: all 7 categories
  • Silver: 5 or more categories
  • Bronze: 3 or more categories
  • Research-Based: at least 1 category
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14 Research-Based Assessments

Electricity / Magnetism
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Content knowledge

Brief Electricity and Magnetism Assessment (BEMA)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (circuits, electrostatics, magnetic fields and forces)

Levels: Upper-level, Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Ruth Chabay and Bruce Sherwood; Translations: en,es,pt,sv,zh,ja,English,Spanish,Portuguese,Swedish,Chinese,Japanese; Translators: ,Genaro Zavala, Julio Benegas, Olivier Espinosa, and Hugo Alarcon,Ronai Lisboa and José Brás Barreto de Oliveira,David Nordman,Mi Su,Sachiko Tosa

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
45 min

Colorado Upper Division Electrostatics Diagnostic - Coupled Multiple Response (CUE-CMR)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (electrostatics, magnetostatics, choosing a problem-solving method)

Levels: Upper-level

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Multiple-response

Developers: Bethany Wilcox and Steven Pollock; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
Pre: 20 min; Post: 50 min

Colorado Upper Division Electrostatics Diagnostic - Free Response (CUE-FR)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (electrostatics, magnetostatics, choosing a problem-solving method)

Levels: Upper-level

Formats: Pre/post, Short answer

Developers: Stephanie V. Chasteen, Rachel E. Pepper, Marcos D. Caballero, Steven J. Pollock, and Katherine K. Perkins; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
Pre: 20 min; Post: 50 min

Determining and Interpreting Resistive Electric Circuit Concepts Test (DIRECT)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (DC circuits)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Paula Engelhardt and Robert Beichner; Translations: en,el,es,fi,sv,zh,de,English,Greek,Spanish,Finnish,Swedish,Chinese,German; Translators: ,Achilleas Kapartzianis,Luis Pérez, José N. Caraballo, Wilfredo Otaño y Raúl Portuondo ,Antti-Ville Hurskainen and Pekka E. Hirvonen,Kajsa Fransson,Huixiong Chen,Roman Gruchow

Implementation Guide available Gold Star Validated
30 min

Conceptual Survey of Electricity and Magnetism (CSEM)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (electrostatics, magnetic fields and forces, Faraday's law)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: David Maloney, Alan van Heuvelen, Curtis Hieggelke, and Thomas O'Kuma; Translations: en,es,ms,sv,English,Spanish,Malay,Swedish; Translators: ,Genaro Zavala, Pablo Barniol, and Esmeralda Campos,Mohd Ariff Ab Ghani & Shahrul kadri Ayop,David Nordman

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
50 min

Diagnostic Exam for Introductory, Undergraduate Electricity and Magnetism (DEEM)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (electric fields and force, magnetic fields and forces, electrostatic potential, Maxwell's equations, induced currents)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Jeffrey Marx and Jack Wilson; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
50 min

Magnetism Conceptual Survey (MCS)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (magnetic fields and forces, Faraday's law)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Chandralekha Singh and Jing Li; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
50 min

Rate and Potential Test (RAPT)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (electric potential, rate of change)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Multiple-choice

Developers: Rhett Allain and Robert Beichner; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
30 min

Inventory of Basic Conceptions - DC Circuits (IBCDC)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (DC circuits)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Ibrahim Halloun; Translations: en,fr,English,French; Translators: ,Ibrahim Halloun

Implementation Guide available Silver Validated
30 min

Colorado UppeR-division ElectrodyNamics Test (CURrENT)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (vector calculus, complex exponentials, time-dependent Maxwell equations, Ohm's law, conservation of charge and energy, electromagnetic plane wave, transmission & reflection)

Levels: Upper-level

Formats: Pre/post, Short answer

Developers: Charles Baily, Michael Dubson, and Steven J. Pollock; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
Pre: 15 min, Post: 50 min

Symmetry and Gauss's Law Conceptual Evaluation (SGCE)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (symmetry, electric field, electric flux)

Levels: Graduate, Upper-level, Intermediate, Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Chandralekha Singh; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
50 min

Electric Circuits Conceptual Evaluation (ECCE)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (DC and AC circuits)

Levels: Intro college, High school

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice, Short answer

Developers: David Sokoloff; Translations: en,English; Translators:

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
60 min

Electricity and Magnetism Conceptual Assessment (EMCA)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (electrostatics, electric fields and force, circuits, magnetism, induction)

Levels: Intro college

Formats: Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Developers: Darren L. Broder, Michele W. McColgan, and Rose A. Finn; Translations: en,id,English,Indonesian; Translators: ,Riska Meikana Br Ginting, Syuhendri, and Nely Andriani

Implementation Guide available Bronze Validated
45 min

Electromagnetics Concept Inventory (EMCI)

Electricity / Magnetism Content knowledge (Electromagnetic fields, electromagnetic waves)

Levels: Upper-level

Formats: Multiple-choice

Developers: Branislav Notaros; Translations: ; Translators:

Research-Based