Development of an Evolutionary Tree Concept Inventory

Despite the importance of tree-thinking and evolutionary trees to biology, no appropriately developed concept inventory exists to measure student understanding of these important concepts. To address this need, we developed a multiple-choice concept inventory consisting of 24 pairs of items, and we...

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Autores principales:	Tyler A. Kummer, Clinton J. Whipple, Seth M. Bybee, Byron J. Adams, Jamie L. Jensen
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2019
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9a16482d4ad7402391afb0ca6afc9e202021-11-15T15:04:28ZDevelopment of an Evolutionary Tree Concept Inventory10.1128/jmbe.v20i2.17001935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/9a16482d4ad7402391afb0ca6afc9e202019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v20i2.1700https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885Despite the importance of tree-thinking and evolutionary trees to biology, no appropriately developed concept inventory exists to measure student understanding of these important concepts. To address this need, we developed a multiple-choice concept inventory consisting of 24 pairs of items, and we provide evidence to support its use among undergraduate students. A set of learning outcomes was developed to guide the creation of the concept inventory. The learning outcomes, student interviews, and student responses were used to develop and revise inventory items. Supporting evidence was gathered from traditional item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, traditional reliability analyses, and comparisons to alternative assessments. Appropriate implementation and utility of the concept inventory are discussed.Tyler A. KummerClinton J. WhippleSeth M. BybeeByron J. AdamsJamie L. JensenAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 20, Iss 2 (2019)
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description	Despite the importance of tree-thinking and evolutionary trees to biology, no appropriately developed concept inventory exists to measure student understanding of these important concepts. To address this need, we developed a multiple-choice concept inventory consisting of 24 pairs of items, and we provide evidence to support its use among undergraduate students. A set of learning outcomes was developed to guide the creation of the concept inventory. The learning outcomes, student interviews, and student responses were used to develop and revise inventory items. Supporting evidence was gathered from traditional item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, traditional reliability analyses, and comparisons to alternative assessments. Appropriate implementation and utility of the concept inventory are discussed.
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Development of an Evolutionary Tree Concept Inventory

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