KCT: A relevant conceptual test to support research on teaching andlearning of kinematics

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https://doi.org/10.26512/rpf.v4i3.34147

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Quantitative assessment tool. Formative assessment. Learning of kinematics. Conceptual test

Abstract

This article presents the process of translation into Portuguese and validation in Brazil of the Kinematics Concept Test (KCT), originally built by researchers from ETH Zurich. The test aims to evaluate the learning of Kinematics concepts, an area that represents one of the greatest challenges for teachers who teach Physics in High School. The questions in this test are structured around representations of tables of values, images/drawings and graphs.

After translated and validated the content, its reliability validation took place with 118 High School first-year students at Colégio de Aplicação da Universidade Federal de Viçosa, who achieved results equivalent to those of the Swiss students who participated in the validation of the original version.

The techniques used in the validation process, as well as their results, point to a consistent degree of reliability, thus showing that the KCT is a very useful tool for teachers to conduct a formative assessment with their students, as well as for research projects that requires assessment. the level of knowledge in Kinematics of Portuguese language students.

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

PARREIRA, André Luís; CARVALHO, Paulo Simeão. KCT: A relevant conceptual test to support research on teaching andlearning of kinematics. Journal of the Physics Teacher, [S. l.], v. 4, n. 3, p. 98–109, 2020. DOI: 10.26512/rpf.v4i3.34147. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/rpf/article/view/34147. Acesso em: 8 nov. 2024.