The Continuous-Time Signals and Systems Concept Inventory
Kathleen E. Wage, John R. Buck, Thad B. Welch, and Cameron H. G. Wright
Abstract
This paper describes the development of a continuous-time signals and
systems concept inventory (CT SSCI) exam. The CT SSCI exam has twenty-five
multiple choice questions and is designed to assess students'
understanding of core concepts in undergraduate signals and systems.
The questions require little or no computation, and
contain distractors, or incorrect answers, that capture common student
misconceptions. This paper discusses the list of concepts covered by
the exam, reviews test results for the first version of the CT SSCI,
and describes the question design strategy. A study to evaluate
version 2.0 of the exam is underway at four campuses, and this paper
reports preliminary results from that study.
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