FCI: The Force Concept Inventory (FCI) dataset
In spheredata: Students' Performance Dataset in Physics Education Research (SPHERE)
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The Force Concept Inventory (FCI) dataset
Description
The focus of the FCI is intended to measure students’ conceptual understanding of Newtonian mechanics. It comprises of 30 multiple-choice items with five possible responses (a key and four distractors).
Usage
data(FCI)
Format
A data frame of students' responses on the following 30 FCI multiple choice items.
FCI1A student's response on the FCI item number 1.
FCI2A student's response on the FCI item number 2.
FCI3A student's response on the FCI item number 3.
FCI4A student's response on the FCI item number 4.
FCI5A student's response on the FCI item number 5.
FCI6A student's response on the FCI item number 6.
FCI7A student's response on the FCI item number 7.
FCI8A student's response on the FCI item number 8.
FCI9A student's response on the FCI item number 9.
FCI10A student's response on the FCI item number 10.
FCI11A student's response on the FCI item number 11.
FCI12A student's response on the FCI item number 12.
FCI13A student's response on the FCI item number 13.
FCI14A student's response on the FCI item number 14.
FCI15A student's response on the FCI item number 15.
FCI16A student's response on the FCI item number 16.
FCI17A student's response on the FCI item number 17.
FCI18A student's response on the FCI item number 18.
FCI19A student's response on the FCI item number 19.
FCI20A student's response on the FCI item number 20.
FCI21A student's response on the FCI item number 21.
FCI22A student's response on the FCI item number 22.
FCI23A student's response on the FCI item number 23.
FCI24A student's response on the FCI item number 24.
FCI25A student's response on the FCI item number 25.
FCI26A student's response on the FCI item number 26.
FCI27A student's response on the FCI item number 27.
FCI28A student's response on the FCI item number 28.
FCI29A student's response on the FCI item number 29.
FCI30A student's response on the FCI item number 30.
Source
Santoso, P. H. et al. SPHERE: Students' performance dataset of conceptual understanding, scientific ability, and learning attitude in physics education research (PER). Mendeley Data, V1, (2024). doi: 10.17632/88d7m2fv7p.1.
References
Hestenes, D., Wells, M. & Swackhamer, G. Force concept inventory. Phys Teach 30, 141–158 (1992).
Examples
library(spheredata)
# Call the data from spheredata package
get("FCI")
# Open the data
FCI
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The Force Concept Inventory (FCI) dataset
Description
The focus of the FCI is intended to measure students’ conceptual understanding of Newtonian mechanics. It comprises of 30 multiple-choice items with five possible responses (a key and four distractors).
Usage
data(FCI)Format
A data frame of students' responses on the following 30 FCI multiple choice items.
FCI1A student's response on the FCI item number 1.
FCI2A student's response on the FCI item number 2.
FCI3A student's response on the FCI item number 3.
FCI4A student's response on the FCI item number 4.
FCI5A student's response on the FCI item number 5.
FCI6A student's response on the FCI item number 6.
FCI7A student's response on the FCI item number 7.
FCI8A student's response on the FCI item number 8.
FCI9A student's response on the FCI item number 9.
FCI10A student's response on the FCI item number 10.
FCI11A student's response on the FCI item number 11.
FCI12A student's response on the FCI item number 12.
FCI13A student's response on the FCI item number 13.
FCI14A student's response on the FCI item number 14.
FCI15A student's response on the FCI item number 15.
FCI16A student's response on the FCI item number 16.
FCI17A student's response on the FCI item number 17.
FCI18A student's response on the FCI item number 18.
FCI19A student's response on the FCI item number 19.
FCI20A student's response on the FCI item number 20.
FCI21A student's response on the FCI item number 21.
FCI22A student's response on the FCI item number 22.
FCI23A student's response on the FCI item number 23.
FCI24A student's response on the FCI item number 24.
FCI25A student's response on the FCI item number 25.
FCI26A student's response on the FCI item number 26.
FCI27A student's response on the FCI item number 27.
FCI28A student's response on the FCI item number 28.
FCI29A student's response on the FCI item number 29.
FCI30A student's response on the FCI item number 30.
Source
Santoso, P. H. et al. SPHERE: Students' performance dataset of conceptual understanding, scientific ability, and learning attitude in physics education research (PER). Mendeley Data, V1, (2024). doi: 10.17632/88d7m2fv7p.1.
References
Hestenes, D., Wells, M. & Swackhamer, G. Force concept inventory. Phys Teach 30, 141–158 (1992).
Examples
library(spheredata)
# Call the data from spheredata package
get("FCI")
# Open the data
FCI
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