Seattle Pacific University site leader Stamatis Vokos and students do a force-and-motion experiment.
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Seattle Pacific University
Lane Seeley
Physics Department
Seattle Pacific University
OMH 131 Seattle Pacific University
3307 Third Ave. W.
Seattle, WA 98119
Tel: 206-281-2011
Fax: 206-378-5400.
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| FCI Results for Algebra-based Mechanics | |||||
| Semester | N | Pre-Test Aver. Score |
Post-Test Aver. Score |
Normalized Gain |
Standard Error |
| Fall 2006 | 49 | 0.35 | 0.72 | 0.57 | .04 |
| Fall 2007* | 29 | 0.37 | 0.65 | 0.44 | .04 |
| Fall 2008 | 44 | 0.32 | 0.71 | 0.58 | .03 |
*Data only analyzed for one section of 1101.
| FCI Results for Calculus-based Mechanics | |||||
| Semester | N | Pre-Test Aver. Score |
Post-Test Aver. Score |
Normalized Gain |
Standard Error |
| Fall 2006 | 53 | 0.47 | 0.78 | 0.61 | .04 |
| Fall 2007 | 35 | 0.52 | 0.82 | 0.63 | .04 |
| Fall 2008 | 34 | 0.49 | 0.83 | 0.69 | .04 |
| BEMA Results for Algebra-based E & M | |||||
| Semester | N | Pre-Test Aver. Score |
Post-Test Aver. Score |
Normalized Gain |
Standard Error |
| Spring 2008 | 31 | 0.21 | 0.51 | 0.38 | .03 |
| CSEM Results for Calculus-based E & M | |||||
| Semester | N | Pre-Test Aver. Score |
Post-Test Aver. Score |
Normalized Gain |
Standard Error |
| Spring 2007 | 39 | 0.27 | 0.65 | 0.48 | .03 |
| Spring 2008 | 31 | 0.29 | 0.56 | 0.38 | .04 |
| ECI (Energy Concept Inventory) Results for Calculus-based Physics | |||||
| Semester | N | Pre-Test Aver. Score |
Post-Test Aver. Score |
Normalized Gain |
Standard Error |
| Spring 2009 | 24 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.08 | .05 |
