This instrument aims to measure students' conceptual understanding of the particulate nature of matter regarding phases of matter and phase changes.

View Particulate Nature of Matter Assessment [PDF] (Note: Some browser plug-ins may not display this PDF properly. You may need to right-click or control-click and save to disk first, and then open directly in Acrobat Reader.) Particulate Nature of Matter Assessment [DOC] Keywords Chemical Education Research; Constructivism; Curriculum; Elementary / Middle School Science; First-Year Undergraduate / General; Graduate Education / Research; High School / Introductory Chemistry; Learning Theories; Misconceptions / Discrepant Events; Multimedia-Based Learning; Testing / Assessment; Women in Chemistry Article/Abstract Yezierski, Ellen J.; Birk, James P. J. Chem. Educ. 2006 83 954. History Published June 2006.

This inventory aims to reveal pre-service chemistry teachers' misunderstandings in phase equilibrium. It was developed in the light of findings from related literature, interviews with instructors, and investigation of physical chemistry course examination papers.

View Phase Equilibrium Concept Test [PDF] Phase Equilibrium Concept Test [DOC] Keywords Chemical Education Research; Misconceptions / Discrepant Events; Phases / Phase Transitions / Diagrams; Physical Chemistry; Undergraduate Research; Upper-Division Undergraduate Article/Abstract Azizoğlu, Nursen; Alkan, Mahir; Geban, Ömer. J. Chem. Educ. 2006 83 947. History Published June 2006.

This inventory is a multiple choice instrument composed of one- and two-tiered non-mathematical conceptual questions (22 questions total).

Go to Chemical Concepts Inventory (from the Conceptual Questions Collection) Keywords Chemical Education Research (CER), Teaching / learning Aids Article/Abstract Nurrenbern, Susan C.; Robinson, William R. J. Chem. Educ. 1998 75 1502. History Published November 1998.