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Zhou, Shao-Na; Liu, Qiao-Yi; Koenig, Kathleen; Xiao, Qiu-ye Li-Yang; Bao, Lei – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2021
The Lawson's Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning (LCTSR) is a popular instrument that measures the development of students' scientific reasoning skills. The instrument has a two-tier question design, which has led to multiple ways of scoring and interpretation. In this research, a method of pattern analysis was proposed and applied to analyze…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Science Process Skills, Logical Thinking, Multiple Choice Tests
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Chen, Cheng; Bao, Lei; Fritchman, Joseph C.; Ma, Hemin – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021
Causal reasoning is a fundamental cognitive process that supports a wide range of learning activities such as making predictions and inferences, explaining phenomena, and drawing conclusions. In physics learning, causal reasoning plays an important role in developing conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills. This study builds off the…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Thinking Skills, Prediction, Inferences
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Xiao, Yang; Fritchman, Joseph C.; Bao, Jacqueline Y.; Nie, Ying; Han, Jing; Xiong, Jianwen; Xiao, Hua; Bao, Lei – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2019
In physics education research (PER), concept inventories (CIs) have become standard instruments for assessing students' learning throughout instruction. To promote widespread use of concept inventories, previous studies have developed an approach to split a full length CI into short versions of CIs. This research extends the existing method to…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Energy, Magnets