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Development Of The Biology Competencies Assessment Series (Bcas), Michelle K. Smith
Development Of The Biology Competencies Assessment Series (Bcas), Michelle K. Smith
University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports
This project is supporting a workshop to convene biology education researchers to plan out the development and validation of a Biology Competencies Assessment Series (BCAS). The BCAS will consist of several multiple-choice and short-answer questions validated by students and designed to evaluate student progress on learning biology concepts and achieving the competencies recommended in "Vision and Change: A Call to Action." In particular, the workshop is bringing together Principal Investigators of both new and established TUES projects related to developing assessment tools to address effectiveness of instruction.
Intellectual merit: The project provides the opportunity for experts in biology educational research …