6.1 Mathematical Modeling Concept Evaluation (MMCE)

[A] Authors

Ronald Thornton, Priscilla Laws and Pat Cooney
4 Colby St., Center for Science and Math Teaching, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA

lawsp@dickinson.edu

[B] Summary and Format

This survey focuses on representation translation skills between equations (parameters in linear and quadratic equations) and graphs and between descriptions of physical systems and graphs of their rates of change. Nominally the survey has 37 items (25 functional dependence and 12 rates of change), but 10 of the items are matrix-like and require 5 answers each. These items would have to be rearranged to permit machine grading with Scantron sheets.

[C] Citation

R. Thornton, P. Laws, P. Cooney
Measuring and Improving Student Mathematical Skills for Modeling
Proceedings GIREP conference 2006: Modelling in Physics and Physics Education, edited by E. van den Berg, A.L. Ellermeijer, O. Slooten,(Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam), ISBN 9789057761775, p78-90

[D] How to obtain

The instrument can be obtained online

[E] Relevant literature

This link takes you to Google Scholar search for literature associated with this concept inventory.
Google Scholar citation for the MMCE