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Barniol, Pablo; Zavala, Genaro – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
In this article we discuss the findings of our research on students' understanding of vector concepts in problems without physical context. First, we develop a complete taxonomy of the most frequent errors made by university students when learning vector concepts. This study is based on the results of several test administrations of open-ended…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Geometric Concepts, Algebra, Psychometrics
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Sanchez-Escobedo, Pedro; Hollingworth, Liz; Fina, Anthony D. – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2011
The question regarding the appropriateness of the use of tests of intelligence and cognitive abilities developed in the United States to assess people from other countries was renewed in the debate between Suen and Greenspan (2008) and Sanchez-Escobedo and Hollingworth (2009). This controversy arose from challenges in the translation, adaptation,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Intelligence Tests, Measures (Individuals)