Concept Inventory Instruments
| Concept Inventory | Description | Publications or resources |
|---|---|---|
| Meiosis Concept Inventory | Concept inventory that tests student misconceptions on meiosis. Contains 17 questions that test 5-6 independent concepts. Developed in the context of large introductory biology or genetics courses by UBC’s Questions for Biology (Q4B) project. Fully validated and published instrument. | A brief overview and the instrument package are available at the following link (password needs to be requested to gain access): http://q4b.biology.ubc.ca/concept-inventories/meiosis/ Primary publication that describes the development and validation: Kalas, P., O’Neill, A., Pollock, C., & Birol, G. (2013). Development of a Meiosis Concept Inventory. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 12(4), 655–664. http://www.lifescied.org/content/12/4/655 Application example: Goff, E. E., Reindl, K. M., Johnson, C., McClean, P., Offerdahl, E. G., Schroeder, N. L., & White, A. R. (2017). Efficacy of a Meiosis Learning Module Developed for the Virtual Cell Animation Collection. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 16(1). http://www.lifescied.org/content/16/1/ar9 |
| Speciation Concept Inventory | Developed by UBC’s Questions for Biology (Q4B) project. Validated but not yet published. | A brief overview and the instrument package are available at the following link (password needs to be requested to gain access): http://q4b.biology.ubc.ca/concept-inventories/speciation/ |
| Physics Measurement Questionnaire | Probes student understanding of the nature of scientific measurement (data collection, processing and comparison). The six questions are based on questions used in previous studies whose content and language was independently validated. | Primary publication that describes the instrument with link to the Appendix containing the instrument: Volkwyn, T. S., Allie, S., Buffler, A., & Lubben, F. (2008). Impact of a conventional introductory laboratory course on the understanding of measurement. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 4(1), 010108. https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010108 https://journals.aps.org/prper/supplemental/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.010108/e010108_app.pdf Thesis with more detailed information: Volkwyn, T. S. (2005). First year students’ understanding of measurement in physics laboratory work (M. Sc.). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from: https://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/item/15061/thesis_sci_2005_volkwyn_ts.pdf?sequence=1 Previous studies that questions were taken from: Allie, S., Buffler, A., Campbell, B., & Lubben, F. (1998). First‐year physics students’ perceptions of the quality of experimental measurements. International Journal of Science Education, 20(4), 447–459. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0950069980200405 Buffler, A., Allie, S., & Lubben, F. (2001). The development of first year physics students’ ideas about measurement in terms of point and set paradigms. International Journal of Science Education, 23(11), 1137–1156. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09500690110039567 Lubben, F., Campbell, B., Buffler, A., & Allie, S. (2001). Point and set reasoning in practical science measurement by entering university freshmen. Science Education, 85(4), 311–327. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sce.1012/abstract |