CLASS Exam End Spring 2016 Question Title * 1. First Name: Question Title * 2. Last Name: There are no right or wrong answers, just state how you feel about these statements. Thanks! Question Title * 3. A significant problem in learning physics is being able to memorize all of the information I need to know. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 4. When I am solving a physics problem, I try to decide what would be a reasonable value for the answer. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 5. I think about the physics I experience in everyday life. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 6. It is useful for me to do lots and lots of problems when learning physics. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 7. After I study a topic in physics and feel that I understand it, I have difficulty solving problems on the same topic. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 8. Knowledge in physics consists of many disconnected topics. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 9. As physicists learn more, most physics ideas we use today are likely to be proven wrong. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 10. When I solve a physics problem, I locate an equation that uses the variables given in the problem and plug in the values Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 11. I find that reading the text in detail is a good way for me to learn physics. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 12. There is usually only one correct approach to solving a physics problem. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 13. I am not satisfied until I understand why something works the way it does. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 14. I cannot learn physics if the teacher does not explain things well in class. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 15. I do not expect physics equations to help my understanding of the ideas; they are just for doing calculations. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 16. I study physics to learn knowledge that will be useful in my life outside of school. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 17. If I get stuck on a physics problem on my first try, I usually try to figure out a different way that works. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 18. Nearly everyone is capable of understanding physics if they work at it. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 19. Understanding physics basically means being able to recall something you've read or been shown. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 20. There could be two different correct values for the answer to a physics problem if I use two different approaches. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 21. To understand physics I discuss it with friends and other students. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 22. I do not spend more than five minutes stuck on a physics problem before giving up or seeking help from someone else. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 23. If I don't remember a particular equation needed to solve a problem on an exam, there's nothing much I can do (legally!) to come up with it. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 24. If I want to apply a method used for solving one physics problem to another problem, the probems must involve very similar situations. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 25. In doing a physics problem, if my calculation gives a result very different from what I'd expect, I'd trust the calculation rather than going back through the problem. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 26. In physics, it is important for me to make sense out of formulas before I can use them correctly. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 27. I enjoy solving physics problems. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 28. In physics, mathematical formulas express meaningful relationships among measurable quantities. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 29. It is important for the government to approve new scientific ideas before they can be widely accepted. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 30. Learning physics changes my ideas about how the world works. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 31. To learn physics, I only need to memorize solutions to sample problems. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 32. Reasoning skills used to understand physics can be helpful to me in everyday life. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 33. We use this statement to discard the survey of people who are not reading the questions. Please select "Agree" (Not "Strongly Agree") for this question to preserve your answers. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 34. Spending a lot of time understanding where formulas come from is a waste of time. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 35. I find carefully analyzing only a few problems in detail is a good way for me to learn physics. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 36. I can usually figure out a way to solve physics problems. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 37. The subject of physics has little relation to what I experience in the real world. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 38. There are times I solve a physics problem more than once way to help my understanding. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 39. To understand physics, I sometimes think about my personal experiences and relate them to the topic being analyzed. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 40. It is possible to explain physics ideas without mathematical formulas. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 41. When I solve a physics problem, I explicitly think about which physics ideas apply to the problem. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 42. If I get stuck on a physics problem, there is no chance I'll figure it out on my own. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 43. It is possible for physicists to carefully perform the same experiment and get two very different results that are both correct. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Question Title * 44. When studying physics, I relate the important information to what I already know rather than just memorizing it the way it is presented. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Done