From: Splits in students’ beliefs about learning classical and quantum physics
CLASS Item | Survey | N | p value |
---|---|---|---|
6: Knowledge in [classical/quantum] physics consists of many disconnected topics. | Semester 1 pre | 118 | 0.00018 |
Semester 1 post | 114 | 0.58 | |
Semester 2 pre | 21 | 0.171 | |
Semester 2 post | 22 | 0.22 | |
Semester 3 pre | 43 | 0.00004 | |
Semester 3 post | 51 | 0.42876 | |
Semester 4 post | 40 | 0.45479 | |
23: In doing a [classical/quantum] physics problem, if my calculation gives a result very different from what I’d expect, I’d trust the calculation rather than going back through the problem. | Semester 1 pre | 118 | < 0.00005 |
Semester 1 post | 113 | 0.0006 | |
Semester 2 pre | 21 | 0.0015 | |
Semester 2 post | 22 | 0.0282 | |
Semester 3 pre | 43 | 0.0018 | |
Semester 3 post | 51 | 0.00294 | |
Semester 4 post | 40 | 0.00291 | |
28: Learning [classical/quantum] physics changes my ideas about how the world works. | Semester 1 pre | 118 | 0.98 |
Semester 1 post | 108 | < 0.00005 | |
Semester 2 pre | 21 | Undefined | |
Semester 2 post | 21 | 0.975 | |
Semester 3 pre | 43 | 0.02824 | |
Semester 3 post | 49 | 0.00036 | |
Semester 4 post | 40 | 0.01141 | |
35: The subject of [classical/quantum] physics has little relation to what I experience in the real world. | Semester 1 pre | 117 | < 0.00005 |
Semester 1 post | 108 | 0.0006 | |
Semester 2 pre | 21 | 0.0291 | |
Semester 2 post | 22 | 0.004 | |
Semester 3 pre | 43 | 1 | |
Semester 3 post | 51 | Undefined | |
Semester 4 post | 40 | 8.93E-09 | |
40: If I get stuck on a [classical/quantum] physics problem, there is no chance I’ll figure it out on my own. | Semester 1 pre | 118 | < 0.00005 |
Semester 1 post | 104 | < 0.00005 | |
Semester 2 pre | 21 | 0.0021 | |
Semester 2 post | 22 | < 0.00005 | |
Semester 3 pre | 43 | 0.00004 | |
Semester 3 post | 51 | 0.00015 | |
Semester 4 post | 40 | 0.03518 | |
41: It is possible for physicists to carefully perform the same measurement in a [classical/quantum] physics experiment and get two very different results that are both correct. | Semester 1 pre | 118 | < 0.00005 |
Semester 1 post | – | – | |
Semester 2 pre | 21 | 0.0102 | |
Semester 2 post | 22 | 0.00004 | |
Semester 3 pre | 43 | 0.00004 | |
Semester 3 post | 51 | 0.00004 | |
Semester 4 post | 40 | 7.09E-18 |