The Flight Physics Concept Inventory: Development of a research-based assessment instrument to enhance learning and teaching

Abstract

This work frames the first three publications around the development of the Flight Physics Concept Inventory (FliP-CoIn), and elaborates on many aspects in more detail. FliP-CoIn is a multiple-choice conceptual assessment instrument for improving fluid dynamics learning and teaching. I give insights into why and how FliP-CoIn was developed and how it is best used for improving conceptual learning. Further, this work presents evidence for several dimensions of FliP-CoIn's validity and reliability. Finally, I discuss key insights from the development process, the data analysis, and give recommendations for future research. This is a pre print version of the following book: Florian Genz, The Flight Physics Concept Inventory, 2025, Springer Spektrum, published with permission of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-47515-4 and https://link.springer.com/book/9783658475147