Using a Concept Inventory to Assess the Reasoning Component of Citizen-Level Science Literacy: Results from a 17,000-Student Study

Using a Concept Inventory to Assess the Reasoning Component of Citizen-Level Science Literacy: Results from a 17,000-Student Study

After articulating 12 concepts for the reasoning component of citizen-level science literacy and restating these as assessable student learning outcomes (SLOs), we developed a valid and reliable assessment instrument for addressing the outcomes with a brief 25-item science literacy concept inventory...

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Main Authors: Edward B. Nuhfer, Christopher B. Cogan, Carl Kloock, Gregory G. Wood, Anya Goodman, Natalie Zayas Delgado, Christopher W. Wheeler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Subjects:
Citizen-level Science Literacy
Assessment
Liberal/General Education
Scientific Reasoning
College Science
Metacognition
Online Access:http://jmbesubmissions.asm.org/index.php/jmbe/article/view/1036

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