Work in progress: analysis of reliability of the fluid mechanics concept inventory

Author

Martin, Jay K. ; Mitchell, John ; Newell, Ty

Author_Institution

Mech. Eng., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA

fYear

2004

fDate

20-23 Oct. 2004

Abstract

A fluid mechanics concept inventory (FMCI) has been developed via a cooperative effort between faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. This concept inventory has been developed to assess student understanding of undergraduate fluid mechanics as taught in mechanical engineering. Now in the third version, the FMCI has been tested in precourse and postcourse assessment. As a result of this testing, the reliability of the inventory is being evaluated through item examination of specific questions included on the FMCI.

Keywords

educational courses; engineering education; fluid mechanics; mechanical engineering; reliability; Champaign-Urbana; University of Illinois; University of Wisconsin-Madison; fluid mechanics concept inventory; mechanical engineering; postcourse assessment; precourse assessment; reliability analysis; undergraduate fluid mechanics; work in progress; Instruments; Measurement errors; Mechanical engineering; Mechanical factors; Particle measurements; Psychology; Psychometric testing; Reliability engineering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004. 34th Annual

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8552-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.2004.1408578

Filename

1408578