// physics_analysis.py — python · eda · education

Insights into Student Performance in High School Physics — Jesús Eucaristía School

Analysis of physics test results from 2021 for 42 students across 2 courses, examining 4 physics components and 3 competences in preparation for the Colombian Scholastic Aptitude Test (ICFES).

// dataset overview

Overview of the Data

5
Total Tests
2
Courses
42
Students
4
Physics Components
3
Competences

Each student record contains: name, wrong/good answers count, questions per test, and scores across 4 physics components (thermodynamics, waves, mechanics, electromagnetism) and 3 competences (explanation of phenomena, inquiry, comprehensive use of knowledge), plus question difficulty.

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// 01

Overall Performance

  • Calculate the average score across all tests and all students.
  • Compare average scores per course to detect performance differences.
  • Analyze score distribution for outliers and normality.
// 02

Performance by Physics Component

  • Analyze performance on each component: thermodynamics, waves, mechanics, electromagnetism.
  • Calculate average score per component and compare across all tests.
  • Analyze score distribution to identify component-level gaps.
// 03

Performance by Competence

  • Analyze performance on each competence: explanation of phenomena, inquiry, and comprehensive use of knowledge.
  • Identify which competence students perform best and worst in.
  • Analyze distributions across competences.
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Difficulty of Questions

  • Analyze the correlation between question difficulty and student performance.
  • Calculate average score by difficulty level and compare.
  • Analyze distribution of scores per difficulty level.