Force Concept Inventory (FCI)

Developed by David Hestenes, Malcolm Wells, Gregg Swackhamer, Ibrahim Halloun, Richard Hake, and Eugene Mosca

Purpose To assess students’ understanding of the most basic concepts in Newtonian physics using everyday language and common-sense distractors.
Format Pre/post, Multiple-choice
Duration 30 min
Focus Mechanics Content knowledge (forces, kinematics)
Level Intro college, High school
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Sample question from the FCI:

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Variations

Representational Variant of the Force Concept Inventory

Content knowledge Mechanics (multiple representations, kinematics, forces, graphing)
High school
Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Gender FCI

Content knowledge Mechanics (kinematics, forces)
Intro college, High school
Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Mechanics Baseline Test

Content knowledge Mechanics (kinematics, forces, momentum, energy)
Intro college, High school
Multiple-choice

Simplified Force Concept Inventory

Content knowledge Mechanics (kinematics, forces)
High school, Middle school
Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Familiar Context Force Concept Inventory

Content knowledge Mechanics (kinematics, forces)
Intro college, High school
Pre/post, Multiple-choice

Half-length Force Concept Inventory

Content knowledge Mechanics (forces, kinematics)
Intro college, High school
Pre/post, Multiple-choice

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