https://ijpce.org/index.php/IJPCE <p><strong>About IJPCE<br /></strong></p> <p><em>International Journal of Physics and Chemistry Education</em> (IJPCE) is published quarterly in <em>February</em>, <em>May</em>, <em>August</em>, and <em>November</em>. Between 2009 and 2016 (volumes 1-8) IJPCE had been published under the title "Eurasian Journal of Physics and Chemistry Education" (EJPCE). IJPCE continues with a broader prospect and enthusiasm to contribute to the field in various scholarly approaches.<br />IJPCE is an Open Access Journal. Terms and conditions of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) apply, while authors maintain the copyrights for their own articles.</p> iSER - The International Society of Educational Research en-US International Journal of Physics and Chemistry Education 2589-8876 <p>Copyright © Authors</p> https://ijpce.org/index.php/IJPCE/article/view/351 <p>In this paper, we discuss the methodology we have developed and have been using for creating subquestions for the Force Concept Inventory (FCI).&nbsp; The FCI is a research-based assessment that is used internationally to assess student understanding of Newtonian mechanics.&nbsp; The assessment has been investigated from a number of perspectives and many suggestions have been made for its improvement.&nbsp; One challenge that is becoming more and more pervasive as more learning has transitioned to an online environment and more students are completing the FCI without a proctor is that of test security.&nbsp; If the answers to FCI items become easily accessible, then students will be able to provide correct answers despite lacking in understanding of Newtonian mechanics.&nbsp; One approach to mitigate the effects of items leaking into the public sphere and maintaining test security is the creation and administration of subquestions in place of the original FCI questions.&nbsp; Subquestions have an additional benefit of reducing false positives (answering a survey item correctly without correct understanding) and false negatives (answering incorrectly despite correct understanding). &nbsp;In this paper, we will discuss how we created subquestions for four items on the FCI, informed by survey-based interviews with students and the original intended targets of the items.</p> Michael M. Hull Jun-ichiro Yasuda Naohiro Mae Copyright (c) 2024 Michael M. Hull, Jun-ichiro Yasuda, Naohiro Mae https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2024-11-27 2024-11-27 16 2 21 36 10.51724/ijpce.v16i2.351 https://ijpce.org/index.php/IJPCE/article/view/363 <p>India has recently increased its engagement with globally esteemed scientific publications, positioning itself as a growing economic powerhouse. Despite various challenges, India’s contributions to scientific research publications have consistently risen, surpassing similar economies. The enhanced availability of research funds has further strengthened India’s global standing. Chemistry education and research, in particular, have become central, significantly contributing to India’s research output. According to the Nature Index, chemistry comprises half of India’s overall research activities. This underscores India’s robust inclination towards advancing chemistry research which is heavily influenced by state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities. This article examines the role of state-of-the-art infrastructure in advancing chemical sciences research, focusing on the Fund for Improvement of S&amp;T Infrastructure in Universities and Higher Educational Institutions (FIST) by the Department of Science and Technology (DST). This study offers a comprehensive analysis of the pivotal role that FIST plays in fostering the emerging research areas in chemistry across diverse scientific institutions in India.</p> Chanchal Gupta Shivaprasad Amaravayal Pratishtha Pandey Copyright (c) 2024 Dr. Chanchal Gupta, Dr. Shivaprasad Amaravayal , Dr. Pratishtha Pandey https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2024-11-27 2024-11-27 16 2 37 48 10.51724/ijpce.v16i2.363