%0 Journal Article
%T EcoEvo-MAPS: An Ecology and Evolution Assessment for Introductory through Advanced Undergraduates
%A Alison J. Crowe
%A Brian A. Couch
%A Christian D. Wright
%A Jennifer K. Knight
%A Katharine Semsar
%A Michelle K. Smith
%A Mindi M. Summers
%A Sara E. Brownell
%J Archive of "CBE Life Sciences Education".
%D 2018
%R 10.1187/cbe.17-02-0037
%X A new assessment tool, Ecology and Evolution¨CMeasuring Achievement and Progression in Science or EcoEvo-MAPS, measures student thinking in ecology and evolution during an undergraduate course of study. EcoEvo-MAPS targets foundational concepts in ecology and evolution and uses a novel approach that asks students to evaluate a series of predictions, conclusions, or interpretations as likely or unlikely to be true given a specific scenario. We collected evidence of validity and reliability for EcoEvo-MAPS through an iterative process of faculty review, student interviews, and analyses of assessment data from more than 3000 students at 34 associate¡¯s-, bachelor¡¯s-, master¡¯s-, and doctoral-granting institutions. The 63 likely/unlikely statements range in difficulty and target student understanding of key concepts aligned with the Vision and Change report. This assessment provides departments with a tool to measure student thinking at different time points in the curriculum and provides data that can be used to inform curricular and instructional modifications
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5998322/