SPHERE: Students' performance dataset of conceptual understanding, scientific ability, and learning attitude in physics education research (PER)
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SPHERE is presented as a multi-domain learning dataset of students’ performance on physics that has been collected through several research-based assessments (RBAs) established by the physics education research (PER) community. A total of 497 eleventh-grade students were involved from three larger and a smaller public high school located in a suburban district of a high-populated province in Indonesia. Some variables related to demographics, accessibility to literature resources, and students’ physics identity are also investigated. Some RBAs utilized in this data were selected based on concepts learned by the students in the curriculum. We commenced the survey of students’ understanding on Newtonian mechanics at the end of the first semester using Force Concept Inventory (FCI) and Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation (FMCE). In the second semester, we assessed the students’ scientific abilities and learning attitude through Scientific Abilities Assessment Rubrics (SAAR) and the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey (CLASS) respectively. The conceptual assessments were continued at the second semester measured through Rotational and Rolling Motion Conceptual Survey (RRMCS), Fluid Mechanics Concept Inventory (FMCI), Mechanical Waves Conceptual Survey (MWCS), Thermal Concept Evaluation (TCE), and Survey of Thermodynamic Processes and First and Second Laws (STPFaSL). We expect SPHERE could be a valuable dataset for supporting the advancement of the PER field particularly in quantitative studies. For example, there is a need to help advance research on using machine learning and data mining techniques in PER that might face challenges due to the unavailable dataset for the specific purpose of PER studies. SPHERE can be reused as a students’ performance dataset on physics specifically dedicated for PER scholars which might be willing to implement machine learning techniques in physics education.
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