Construction and Evaluation of an Instrumentto Measure High School Students Biological Content Knowledge
Malone K.L. Boone W.J. Stammen A. Schuchardt A. Ding L. Sabree Z.
2021Modestum LTD
Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
2021#17Issue 12
Instruments for assessing secondary students’ conceptual understanding of core concepts in biology are needed by educational practitioners and researchers alike. Most instruments available for secondary biology (years 9 to 12) focus only on highly specific biological concepts instead of multiple core concepts. This study describes the development of a 25-item instrument designed to fill this gap, the High School Biology Concept Inventory (HS-BCI). The HS-BCI not only assesses student knowledge of key biological concepts but also alternative conceptions. Using Rasch theory, the initial instrument was constructed from a pool of 61 instrument items using test results from 1015 students. The final 25-item instrument was validated with 1955 students. The results provide reliability and validity evidence for the HS-BCI. The findings suggest that it can be utilized to assess both conceptual knowledge and alternative conceptions.
Alternative conceptions , Biology , Concept inventories , Instrument construction , Rasch
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Ohio State University, College of Education and Human Ecology, Department of Teaching and Learning Columbus, OH, United States
University of Minnesota Twin Cities, College of Biological Sciences, Department of Biology Teaching and Learning, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Nazarbayev University
Miami University College of Education
Ohio State University
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Ohio State University
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