A systemic model of academic (mis) conduct to curb cheating in higher education

SE Allen, RF Kizilcec - Higher Education, 2024 - Springer
Scientific and technological advancements over the last three decades have failed to reduce
the widespread prevalence of academic dishonesty in higher education, in large part …

Rooting out teaching-learning difficulties of plant nutrition: a systematic literature review

O Pedrera, O Barrutia, JR Díez - Studies in Science Education, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Scientific Model of Plant Nutrition (SMPN) is one of the most recurrent
models in the science curricula due to its socioecological significance. However, its well …

Comparison of machine learning performance using analytic and holistic coding approaches across constructed response assessments aligned to a science learning …

LN Jescovitch, EE Scott, JA Cerchiara, J Merrill… - Journal of Science …, 2021 - Springer
We systematically compared two coding approaches to generate training datasets for
machine learning (ML):(i) a holistic approach based on learning progression levels and (ii) a …

Identifying and remediating student misconceptions in introductory biology via writing-to-learn assignments and peer review

AS Halim, SA Finkenstaedt-Quinn, LJ Olsen… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2018 - lifescied.org
Student misconceptions are an obstacle in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics courses and unless remediated may continue causing difficulties in learning as …

Variations in student approaches to problem solving in undergraduate biology education

JL Hsu, RJ Sung, SL Swarat, AJ Gore, S Kim… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2024 - lifescied.org
Existing research has investigated student problem-solving strategies across science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics; however, there is limited work in undergraduate …

[LIBRO][B] Rasch measurement

MS Khine - 2020 - Springer
Francisco Ben is currently Senior Lecturer and Head of Postgraduate and Research at
Tabor Faculty of Education—a private tertiary education provider in South Australia. His …

Development and validation of the homeostasis concept inventory

JL McFarland, RM Price, MP Wenderoth… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2017 - lifescied.org
We present the Homeostasis Concept Inventory (HCI), a 20-item multiple-choice instrument
that assesses how well undergraduates understand this critical physiological concept. We …

An investigation of item difficulties in energy aspects across biology, chemistry, environmental science, and physics

M Park, X Liu - Research in Science Education, 2021 - Springer
This study examined assessment item difficulty patterns in two energy aspects, energy
source/form/transfer and energy degradation/conservation, across and within science …

Students explain evolution by natural selection differently for humans versus nonhuman animals

J de Lima, TM Long - CBE—Life Sciences Education, 2023 - lifescied.org
Evolution is foundational to understanding biology, yet learners at all stages have
incomplete and incorrect ideas that persist beyond graduation. Contextual features of …

Development and validation of the conceptual assessment of natural selection (CANS)

ST Kalinowski, MJ Leonard, ML Taper - CBE—Life Sciences Education, 2016 - lifescied.org
We developed and validated the Conceptual Assessment of Natural Selection (CANS), a
multiple-choice test designed to assess how well college students understand the central …