1.7 Dynamics Concept Inventory (DCI)
[A] Authors
Gary L. Gray, Don Evans, Phillip J. Cornwell, Brian Self, Francesco Costanzo
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Penn State University, 212 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building, University
Park, PA 16802
dci@email.esm.psu.edu
[B] Summary and Format
The DCI is a multiple-choice exam with 29 questions. It covers 11 concept areas in rigid body dynamics and several more in particle dynamics.
[C] Citation
G. L. Gray, D. Evans, P. J. Cornwell, B. Self, F. Costanzo
The Dynamics Concept Inventory Assessment Test: A Progress Report
Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Portland, OR.
Available online
[D] How to obtain
Email the DCI developers at dci@email.esm.psu.edu and please provide the following information: (a) your name, phone number, institutional affiliation, and position; (b) the course in which you will be using the DCI; (c) the size of the enrollment in that course.
[E] Relevant literature
This link takes you to Google Scholar search for literature associated with this concept inventory.