1.2 Representational Variant of the Force Concept Inventory (R-FCI)
[A] Authors
Pasi Nieminen, Antti Savinainen, Jouni Viiri
Department of Teacher Education, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, FIN-40014, Finland
pasi.k.nieminen@jyu.fi
[B] Summary and Format
This instrument tests students’ ability to interpret multiple representations consistently in the context of the force concept. It makes use of nine items from the 1995 version of the Force Concept Inventory (FCI). These original FCI items were redesigned using various representations (such as motion map, vectorial and graphical), yielding 27 multiple-choice items concerning four central concepts underpinning the force concept: Newton’s first, second, and third laws, and gravitation.
[C] Citation
P. Nieminen, A. Savinainen, J. Viiri
Force Concept Inventory-based multiple-choice test for investigating students’ representational consistency
Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research 6, 020109 (2010)
[D] How to obtain
The instrument is available in English and Finnish by emailing the authors
[E] Relevant literature
This link takes you to Google Scholar search for literature associated with this concept inventory.