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Nehm, Ross H.; Schonfeld, Irvin Sam – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
The development of rich, reliable, and robust measures of the composition, structure, and stability of student thinking about core scientific ideas (such as natural selection) remains a complex challenge facing science educators. In their recent article (Nehm & Schonfeld 2008), the authors explored the strengths, weaknesses, and insights provided…
Descriptors: Evolution, Minority Groups, Science Education, Measures (Individuals)
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Nehm, Ross H.; Ha, Minsu – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
Despite concerted efforts by science educators to understand patterns of evolutionary reasoning in science students and teachers, the vast majority of evolution education studies have failed to carefully consider or control for item feature effects in knowledge measurement. Our study explores whether robust contextualization patterns emerge within…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Evolution, Animals, Measures (Individuals)