Small Changes: Using Assessment to Direct Instructional Practices in Large-Enrollment Biochemistry Courses.

ABSTRACT: Multiple-choice assessments provide a straightforward way for instructors of large classes to collect data related to student understanding of key concepts at the beginning and end of a course. By tracking student performance over time, instructors receive formative feedback about their teaching and can assess the impact of instructional changes. The evidence of instructional effectiveness can in turn inform future instruction, and vice versa. In this study, we analyzed student responses on an optimized pretest and posttest administered during four different quarters in a large-enrollment biochemistry course. Student performance and the effect of instructional interventions related to three fundamental concepts-hydrogen bonding, bond energy, and pKa-were analyzed. After instructional inter

SUBMITTER: Xu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5332050 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature