Genie: an interactive real-time simulation for teaching genetic drift

Table 7 Comparison of performance between Genie 2017 and Non-Genie 2017, controlled by question

Evaluation		Question	Genie 2017		Non-Genie 2017		OR.est	p-value
Evaluation		Question	Incorrect to correct switches	Correct to incorrect switches	Incorrect to correct switches	Correct to incorrect switches	OR.est	p-value
Key concepts		Q1	6	3	13	5	0.777	1.000
		Q3	13	3	16	8	2.126	0.473
		Q15	17	8	18	5	0.597	0.523
		Q4	17	12	14	11	1.111	1.000
		Q10	22	6	18	4	0.818	1.000
		Q13	32	5	39	3	0.497	0.463
		Q16	29	17	30	27	1.529	0.321
Misconceptions*	1	Q7	23	11	23	10	0.910	1.000
	2	Q5	31	6	39	4	0.534	0.501
		Q6	47	5	60	5	0.785	0.749
		Q8	35	8	44	8	0.797	0.785
	3	Q2	23	12	20	20	1.900	0.242
	4	Q9	19	5	20	6	1.137	1.000
		Q12	31	6	34	11	1.661	0.421
		Q17	44	7	33	4	0.764	0.755
		Q20	23	4	15	4	1.519	0.700
	5	Q14	30	8	32	12	1.400	0.610
		Q19	15	14	26	11	0.459	0.136
		Q22	23	9	23	6	0.671	0.562
	6	Q11	23	7	32	5	0.519	0.349
		Q18	14	4	16	6	1.304	1.000
		Q21	13	2	18	12	4.207	0.094

Fisher’s exact test testing the association between switches from ‘Incorrect to Correct’ and ‘Correct to Incorrect’ answers per question and by method of instruction (Genie 2017 and Non-Genie 2017)
^± Significant p-values
^* Misconceptions (Price et al. 2014)
1. Genetic drift is unpredictable because it has a random component
2. Genetic drift is natural selection/adaptation/acclimation to the environment that may result from a need to survive
3. Genetic drift is not evolution because it does not lead to directional change that increases fitness
4. Natural selection is always the most powerful mechanism of evolution, and it is the primary agent of evolutionary change
5. Genetic drift is random mutation
6. Genetic drift is gene flow or migration

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