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A Diagnostic Assessment for Introductory Molecular and Cell Biology

Departments of *Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and

the Science Education Initiative, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309

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William B. Wood

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the Science Education Initiative, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309

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Jennifer M. Martin

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Departments of *Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and

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Chemistry and Biochemistry, and

^‖Present address: Centre for Science Education, Department of Molecular Biology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

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Jennifer K. Knight

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the Science Education Initiative, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309

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Kimberly Tanner, Monitoring Editor

Published Online:13 Oct 2017https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.10-04-0055

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Vol. 9, No. 4

December 01, 2010

379-553

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Submitted: 8 April 2010

Revised: 30 August 2010

Accepted: 30 August 2010

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank Carl Wieman, Kathy Perkins, and Wendy Adams of the CU Science Education Initiative for their ongoing support and guidance in statistical analysis of our results throughout this project. We are grateful to the experts who donated their time to review the IMCA and provide valuable comments. Special thanks to Diane O'Dowd, Nancy Aguilar-Roca, and Kimberley Murphy for administering the assessment in their courses and sharing outcomes data. This study was supported by the Science Education Initiative at the University of Colorado.