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The effects of language on students' FCI performance / Anis Awaludin

This study sought to identify the level of students' conceptual understanding in Newtonian Mechanics and the effect of different language versions of the instrument that measure this understanding. The instrument used in this research is the Force Concept Inventory (FCI): the English and the Ma...

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Main Author: Awaludin, Anis
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: 2013
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LB Theory and practice of education
Descriptive and experimental mechanics
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spelling my.uitm.ir.185732022-11-22T03:57:12Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/18573/ The effects of language on students' FCI performance / Anis Awaludin Awaludin, Anis LB Theory and practice of education Descriptive and experimental mechanics This study sought to identify the level of students' conceptual understanding in Newtonian Mechanics and the effect of different language versions of the instrument that measure this understanding. The instrument used in this research is the Force Concept Inventory (FCI): the English and the Malay versions. The subjects of the study consisted of 100 students from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) who enrolled in two physics courses in the Faculty of Applied Science. Forty-nine students answered the Malay version of the FCI while another fifty-one answered the English version. The FCI was used to assess students' understanding of the concept in mechanics and to investigate the common and recurring misconceptions. At the same time, it is also used to probe the effect of different language versions of the FCI upon students FCI performance. The collected data obtained was analyzed by using statistical methods with the help of Excel and SPSS programmes. This method compares the percentages of corrects answers to each item in the FCI between the students answering the English and the Malay version of the FCI. These results are then from compared to the results of students from other countries, specifically from Petroleum Institute. From this study, students' level of understanding in Newtonian mechanics had been ascertained and the effects of different language versions of the FCI upon student scores had been identified. We conclude that, the average percentages of correct answers for both versions were similar. However, UiTM students performed slightly better in the English version of FCI compared to the Malay version by item per item analysis. The pattern of performance between the UiTM and Petroleum Institute students are found to be slightly similar. 2013 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/18573/1/18573.pdf The effects of language on students' FCI performance / Anis Awaludin. (2013) [Student Project] (Unpublished)
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Descriptive and experimental mechanics
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Descriptive and experimental mechanics
Awaludin, Anis
The effects of language on students' FCI performance / Anis Awaludin
description This study sought to identify the level of students' conceptual understanding in Newtonian Mechanics and the effect of different language versions of the instrument that measure this understanding. The instrument used in this research is the Force Concept Inventory (FCI): the English and the Malay versions. The subjects of the study consisted of 100 students from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) who enrolled in two physics courses in the Faculty of Applied Science. Forty-nine students answered the Malay version of the FCI while another fifty-one answered the English version. The FCI was used to assess students' understanding of the concept in mechanics and to investigate the common and recurring misconceptions. At the same time, it is also used to probe the effect of different language versions of the FCI upon students FCI performance. The collected data obtained was analyzed by using statistical methods with the help of Excel and SPSS programmes. This method compares the percentages of corrects answers to each item in the FCI between the students answering the English and the Malay version of the FCI. These results are then from compared to the results of students from other countries, specifically from Petroleum Institute. From this study, students' level of understanding in Newtonian mechanics had been ascertained and the effects of different language versions of the FCI upon student scores had been identified. We conclude that, the average percentages of correct answers for both versions were similar. However, UiTM students performed slightly better in the English version of FCI compared to the Malay version by item per item analysis. The pattern of performance between the UiTM and Petroleum Institute students are found to be slightly similar.
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