The Genetics Concept Assessment: A New Concept Inventory for Gauging Student Understanding of Genetics
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Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0347; and Science Education Initiative, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309
Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0347; and Science Education Initiative, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309
Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0347; and Science Education Initiative, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309
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© 2008 by The American Society for Cell Biology
We thank Carl Wieman, Kathy Perkins, and Wendy Adams of the SEI for intellectual support throughout this project, guidance in statistical analysis of our results, and helpful comments on the manuscript. Sylvia Fromherz and Mark Winey provided ideas for the original questions on the pilot version of the assessment. Special thanks to Christy Fillman, Sylvia Fromherz, Ken Krauter, Robyn Puffenbarger, Ronda Rolfes, Tin Tin Su, and Mark Winey for administering the assessment in courses and sharing data. We also thank our GCA expert reviewers for valuable comments on the assessment questions. Finally, we are grateful to the Science Education Initiative of CU for full support of M.K.S. and partial support of J.K.K. during this project.