Development of a Tool to Assess Inference-Making and Reasoning in Biology.

ABSTRACT: Making inferences and reasoning with new scientific information is critical for successful performance in biology coursework. Thus, identifying students who are weak in these skills could allow the early provision of additional support and course placement recommendations to help students develop their reasoning abilities, leading to better performance and less attrition within biology courses. Researchers across universities partnered to develop a measure to assess students' inference-making abilities in biology. We describe the development of the inference-making and reasoning in biology assessment (IMRB). The IMRB is a 15-item multiple-choice assessment that uses short paragraphs of content-from the most-used textbook-taught at the end of a semester of survey biology courses designed fo

SUBMITTER: Cromley JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8442032 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature