The assessment of evolutionary understanding and acceptance play a central role in many evidence-based educational pursuits: uncovering how students and teachers think; measuring the impact of educational experiences in formal and informal settings; examining the growth of understanding through degree and certification programs; and quantifying the relationships between sociocultural factors and reasoning patterns.
In order to draw greater attention to the topic of evolution assessment and further research efforts in this area, Evolution: Education and Outreach debuts its first special issue devoted to the topic of evolution assessment. The seven articles in this collection explore a range of topics, ending with a brief discussion of possible next steps for future evolution assessment research.
Evolution Assessment
Editorial
Evolution assessment: introduction to the special issue
Ross H. Nehm and Louise S. Mead
Evolution: Education and Outreach 2019 12:7
Published on: 21 February 2019
Curriculum and education
Concept inventories as a resource for teaching evolution
Robert E. Furrow and Jeremy L. Hsu
Evolution: Education and Outreach 2019 12:2
Published on: 16 January 2019
Review
Applying measurement standards to evolution education assessment instruments
Louise S. Mead, Cory Kohn, Alexa Warwick and Kathryn Schwartz
Evolution: Education and Outreach 2019 12:5
Published on: 8 February 2019
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Testing validity inferences for Genetic Drift Inventory scores using Rasch modeling and item order analyses
Robyn E. Tornabene, Erik Lavington and Ross H. Nehm
Evolution: Education and Outreach 2019 11:6
Published on: 17 July 2018
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Measuring evolution acceptance using the GAENE: influences of gender, race, degree-plan, and instruction
Gena C. Sbeglia and Ross H. Nehm
Evolution: Education and Outreach 2019 11:18
Published on: 27 December 2018
RESEARCH ARTICLE
William L. Romine, Amber N. Todd and Emily M. Walter
Evolution: Education and Outreach 2019 11:17
Published on: 26 December 2018
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Different evolution acceptance instruments lead to different research findings
M. Elizabeth Barnes, Hayley M. Dunlop, Emily A. Holt, Yi Zheng and Sara E. Brownell
Evolution: Education and Outreach 2019 12:4
Published on: 31 January 2019
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Do disciplinary contexts impact the learning of evolution?
Elizabeth P. Beggrow and Gena C. Sbeglia
Evolution: Education and Outreach 2019 12:1
Published on: 9 January 2019
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