Is a Valid and Reliable Concept Test as Impossible as Perpetual Motion?

Some Blog followers might be interested in a recent post of the above title [Hake (2010b)]. The abstract reads:


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ABSTRACT: In a post "Why Password Protection of Concept Tests is Critical: A Response to Klymkowsky" [Hake (2010a)] I wrote ". . . once arduous qualitative and quantitative research by disciplinary experts has culminated in a valid and reliable concept test I think it should be password protected." Marion Brady quipped "Yes. Certainly. Along with password protection for perpetual motion and eternal life, which are likely to appear simultaneously." But Marion's apparent belief in the impossibility of a valid and reliable concept test is contradicted by the evidence [see e.g., Halloun & Hestenes (1985a), Savinainen & Scott (2002), and Hake (2010b)].
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Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University

Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands

President, PEdants for Definitive Academic References which Recognize the
Invention of the Internet (PEDARRII)

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REFERENCES [Tiny URL's courtesy http://tinyurl.com/create.php .]


Hake, R.R. 2010a. "Why Password Protection of Concept Tests is Critical: A Response to Klymkowsky," online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at http://tinyurl.com/26r8bhh . Post of 4 Jun 2010 15:56:17-0700 to AERA-L and Net-Gold. The abstract and link to the complete post were distributed to various discussion lists and are also online at with a provision for comments.


Hake, R.R. 2010b. "Is a Valid and Reliable Concept Test as Impossible as Perpetual Motion?" online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at http://tinyurl.com/38equwj . Post of 5 Jun 2010 14:59:29 -0700 to AERA-L and Net-Gold. The abstract and link to the complete post are being distributed to various discussion lists.