Community college biology students' understanding of <i>Vision and Change</i> core concepts.

ABSTRACT: The Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education report establishes a set of five core concepts that students should build an understanding of throughout college biology programs. While student conceptual understanding is well studied in 4-year contexts, there are minimal studies in community college contexts. Community colleges are unique: 38% of US college students are enrolled in them, many of whom identify as historically underrepresented in STEM. To better understand community college biology students' learning, we measured their understanding of the Vision and Change core concepts using the General Biology-Measuring Achievement and Progression in Science (GenBio-MAPS) assessment. By analyzing data from over 600 students attending nine different community college

SUBMITTER: Courtney NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12369352 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature