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Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 2, 010105 (2006)

Evaluating an electricity and magnetism assessment tool: Brief electricity and magnetism assessment

Lin Ding, Ruth Chabay, Bruce Sherwood, and Robert Beichner

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