The graph construction competency model for biology (GCCM-Bio): A framework for instruction and assessment of graph construction.

ABSTRACT: Biologists represent data in visual forms, such as graphs, to aid data analysis and communication. However, students struggle to construct effective graphs. Although some studies explore these difficulties, we lack a comprehensive framework of the knowledge and skills needed to construct graphs in biology. In the present article, we describe the development of the Graph Construction Competency Model for Biology (GCCM-Bio), a framework of the components and activities associated with graph construction. We identified four broad knowledge areas for graph construction in biology: data selection, data exploration, graph assembly, and graph reflection. Under each area, we identified activities undertaken when constructing graphs of biological data and refined the GCCM-Bio through focus groups w

SUBMITTER: Abraham JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12352301 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature