1. Research-Based Surveys (Sometimes referred to as: inventories, instruments, or diagnostic tools. )

4. Overview Experts involved in development Faculty discuss how they use the surveys in practice

5. Concept Inventories: A Disclaimer

6. Force Concept Inventory (FCI) D. Hestenes, M. Wells, and G. Swackhamer (1992). Force Concept Inventory, The Physics Teacher 30, 141-151. R. Hake (1998). Interactive-engagement vs. traditional methods: A six thousand-student survey of mechanics test data for introductory physics courses. Am. J. Phys.66, 64-74.

7. Biology Concept Assessments Anderson, D. L., Fisher, K. M., & Norman, G. J. (2002). Development and evaluation of the conceptual inventory of natural selection. Journal of research in science teaching, 39(10), 952-978. Smith, M. K., Wood, W. B., & Knight, J. K. (2008). The genetics concept assessment: a new concept inventory for gauging student understanding of genetics. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 7(4), 422- 430.

8. Opening Up the Black Box Colorado Upper-Division Electrostatics Diagnostic ( CUE)

9. CUE Example DO NOT SOLVE the problem, we just want to know: -The general strategy -Why you chose that method Neutral, non-conducting cube, charge density that depends on origin. Find V at point P, off-axis, at distance 50a. Courtesy of Stephanie Chasteen, University of Colorado Boulder

10. Rubric Courtesy of Stephanie Chasteen, University of Colorado Boulder

11. Take a moment on Google Scholar to look for information about Concept Inventories in your discipline (Pause here) Not sure where to start? Try these: Force Concept Inventory (Physics) Calculus Concept Inventory (Math) Genetics Concept Assessment (Biology) Materials Concept Inventory (Engineering) Digital Logic Concept Inventory (CS) Geoscience Concept Inventory (Geosciences) Chemical Concepts Inventory (Chemistry)