Building a Basic Biology Concept Inventory

建立基本生物学概念清单

• 批准号: 0405007
• 负责人: Michael Klymkowsky
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Colorado at Boulder
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-05-01 至 2009-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0405007&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Building; Basic; Biology; Concept; Inventory

This project is developing a basic Biology Concept Inventory (BCI) that will enable the field to reliably quantify student learning at the introductory college level. The objective is to arm the field with reliable data on student learning as biology departments around the country attempt to improve student achievement. The project is inspired, and will follow the development strategy, of similar efforts in Physics and Astronomy, which have been highly successful in significantly improving teaching in these fields. The development of valid, reliable instruments relies critically on the identification of the dominant misconceptions students carry into the classroom with them. Misconceptions are incorrect mental models of physical phenomena and processes that students hold before instruction. They present a significant barrier to learning, and they are best addressed explicitly with specifically designed learning activities. Once these misconceptions have been identified, an experienced team of content experts and evaluators can, through repeated review and test cycles, develop valid instruments that can reliably diagnose students' misconceptions. These instruments can then form the basis of course and curriculum transformation efforts that aim to improve student achievement. Development and assessment of the instrument involves collecting data on misconceptions (essays, questionnaires, and interviews) from over 2000 students in four schools, including a significant population of pre-service teachers. Intellectual Merit: The proposed project is using well-tested methodology to develop highly needed evaluation capacity for biology. Broader Impact: The existence of a Biology Concept Inventory has the potential to impact the teaching of biology to thousands of undergraduates throughout the country, in the same way that the Force Concept Inventory and the Astronomy Diagnostic Test have impacted the teaching of Physics and Astronomy.

该项目正在开发一个基本的生物学概念清单（BCI），这将使该领域能够可靠地量化学生在入门级大学的学习。其目的是用可靠的学生学习数据武装这个领域，因为全国各地的生物系都在努力提高学生的成绩。该项目受到物理学和天文学类似努力的启发，并将遵循其发展战略，这些努力在显着改善这些领域的教学方面取得了巨大成功。 有效的，可靠的工具的发展，关键取决于识别的主导误解学生带进教室与他们。 错误概念是学生在接受教学之前对物理现象和过程所持有的不正确的心理模型。它们是学习的一个重大障碍，最好通过专门设计的学习活动来明确解决。 一旦确定了这些误解，经验丰富的内容专家和评估人员团队就可以通过反复的审查和测试周期，开发出能够可靠地诊断学生误解的有效工具。然后，这些工具可以形成课程和课程改革的基础，旨在提高学生的成绩。 开发和评估的工具，包括收集数据的误解（论文，问卷调查和访谈）从2000多名学生在四所学校，包括一个显着的人口职前教师。 智力优势：拟议项目正在使用经过充分测试的方法来发展急需的生物学评价能力。 更广泛的影响：生物学概念清单的存在有可能影响全国数千名本科生的生物学教学，就像力概念清单和天文学诊断测试影响物理学和天文学教学一样。