RESPONSE:Re: The Use of a Knowledge Survey as an Indicator of Student Learning in an Introductory Biology Course

We appreciate Nuhfer and Knipp's comments on our article, and we acknowledge that there are multiple ways to analyze the effectiveness of knowledge surveys as they relate to student learning. Because of the paucity of peer-reviewed research concerning the implementation and interpretation of knowledge surveys, there is no generally accepted method for analysis. The statistical methods we used to address our question of the relationship between confidence levels (e.g., knowledge survey results) and student performance are sound and appropriate. We encourage others, including Nuhfer and Knipp, to publish their findings through the peer-review process, and we look forward to reading those articles.