7.1 Wave Concept Inventory (WCI)
[A] Authors
T. R. Rhoads, R. J. Roedel
Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, P.O. Box 9309, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-9309, USA
r.roedel@asu.edu
[B] Summary and Format
The WCI has 20 questions with 34 possible answers. Areas probed include visualization of waves, mathematical depiction of waves, and wave definitions. The WCI allows more than one correct choice for most of the questions. Choosing more than one answer correlates with increasing understanding of the material.
[C] Citation
T. R. Rhoads, R. J. Roedel, S. El-Ghazaly, E. El-Sharawy
The Wave Concepts Inventory - An Assessment Tool for Courses in Electromagnetic Engineering
Proceedings, Frontiers in Education Conference, Tempe, AZ, (1998).
[D] How to obtain
Email the author
[E] Relevant literature
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