QISCIT: A validated concept inventory assessment for quantum information science
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| author | Durkin, Kelley Lin, Manshuo Kolodrubetz, Michael H. McMahan, Ryan P. |
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| contents | Quantum information science (QIS) is a critical interdisciplinary field that requires a well-educated workforce in the near future. Numerous researchers and educators have been actively investigating how to best educate and prepare such a workforce. An open issue has been the lack of a validated tool to asses QIS understanding without requiring college-level math. In this paper, we present the systematic development and content validation of a new assessment instrument called the Quantum Information Science Concept Introductory Test (QISCIT). With feedback from 11 QIS experts, we have developed and validated a 31-item version of QISCIT that covers concepts like quantum states, quantum measurement, qubits, entanglement, coherence and decoherence, quantum gates and computing, and quantum communication. In addition to openly sharing our new concept inventory, we discuss how introductory QIS instructors can use it in their courses. |
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| spellingShingle | QISCIT: A validated concept inventory assessment for quantum information science Durkin, Kelley Lin, Manshuo Kolodrubetz, Michael H. McMahan, Ryan P. Physics Education Quantum Physics Quantum information science (QIS) is a critical interdisciplinary field that requires a well-educated workforce in the near future. Numerous researchers and educators have been actively investigating how to best educate and prepare such a workforce. An open issue has been the lack of a validated tool to asses QIS understanding without requiring college-level math. In this paper, we present the systematic development and content validation of a new assessment instrument called the Quantum Information Science Concept Introductory Test (QISCIT). With feedback from 11 QIS experts, we have developed and validated a 31-item version of QISCIT that covers concepts like quantum states, quantum measurement, qubits, entanglement, coherence and decoherence, quantum gates and computing, and quantum communication. In addition to openly sharing our new concept inventory, we discuss how introductory QIS instructors can use it in their courses. |
| title | QISCIT: A validated concept inventory assessment for quantum information science |
| topic | Physics Education Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.17122 |