Problem solving.—Items in this test are standard free
response problems, similar to traditional problem solving
measures used in physics courses, that students were asked
to solve. Most physics courses use problem solving as their
primary assessment, so it was deemed critical to examine
problem solving. CPS is meant to help the students to
proceed from a problem to a principle, so should improve
problem solving.
2.Problem Solving: Three to five standard free response problems. This
assesses both how students access concepts and use equations