I transmitted this post to TIPS on 17 June 2010 20:05:00-0700 but so far (18 June 2010 20:12:00-0700 it has not shown up on the archives at <http://www.mail-archive.com/tips%40fsulist.frostburg.edu/>. Here's a 2nd try:
Some subscribers to the TIPS might be interested in a post "Is Psychometrics Pathological Science?" [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: ********************************************* ABSTRACT: PhysLrnR's Noah Podolefsky (2010) cited "Is Psychometrics Pathological Science?'' [Michelle (2008)] and "Beyond romantic versus sceptic: a microanalysis of conceptual change in kinematics" [Roschelle (1998)] to clarify his questions about "whether the FCI (and other instruments) are 'quantitative'." In my opinion, neither of above references nor Robert Mislevy's "sociocognitive" perspective contradict the premise that the *normalized* pre-to posttest gain on the Force Concept Inventory is a valid and consistently reliable quantitative gauge of the effectiveness of an introductory mechanics course in promoting students conceptual understanding of Newtonian mechanics. ********************************************* To access the complete 11 kB post please click on <http://bit.ly/9Fp6QS>. Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands President, PEdants for Definitive Academic References which Recognize the Invention of the Internet (PEDARRII) <[email protected]> <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake> <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~sdi> <http://HakesEdStuff.blogspot.com> <http://iub.academia.edu/RichardHake> REFERENCES [[URL's shortened by <http://bit.ly/>] Hake, R.R. 2010. "Is Psychometrics Pathological Science?" online on the OPEN AERA-L archives at <http://bit.ly/9Fp6QS>. Post of 17 Jun 2010 15:34:11-0700 to AERA-L, Net-Gold, and PhysLrnR. The abstract and link to the complete post are being transmitted to various discussion lists and are also online at <http://hakesedstuff.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-psychometrics-pathological-science.html> with a provision for comments. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=3174 or send a blank email to leave-3174-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
