2.3 Conceptual Survey in Electricity and Magnetism (CSEM)
[A] Authors
C. Hieggelke, D. Maloney, A. Van Heuvelen, T. O’Kuma
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Kettler 121, 2101 East Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USA
maloney@ipfw.edu
[B] Summary and Format
There are available three instruments called the Conceptual Survey on Electricity (CSE), Conceptual Survey on Magnetism (CSM), and Conceptual Survey on Electricity and Magnetism (CSEM). The CSE has 32 items, the CSM has 21 items, and the CSEM has 32 items that are a subset of the 53 items from CSE and CSM.
[C] Citation
C. Hieggelke, D. Maloney, A. Van Heuvelen, T. O’Kuma
Surveying students’ conceptual knowledge of electricity and magnetism
Am. J. Phys., 69, S12, (2001)
[D] How to obtain
If you are a physics teacher and want copies of these tools (CSEM, CSE and CSM) to use in your classes, please contact David Maloney at maloney@ipfw.edu (include your complete educational institution’s mailing address)
[E] Relevant literature
This link takes you to Google Scholar search for literature associated with this concept inventory.