Open AccessUsing the Ecology and Evolution‐Measuring Achievement and Progression in Science assessment to measure student thinking across the Four‐Dimensional Ecology Education framework
Author(s) -
Smith Michelle K.,
Walsh Cole,
Holmes N. G.,
Summers Mindi M.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ecosphere
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.255
H-Index - 57
ISSN - 2150-8925
DOI - 10.1002/ecs2.2873
Subject(s) - ecology , measure (data warehouse) , student achievement , mathematics education , psychology , computer science , academic achievement , biology , data mining
The newly developed Four‐Dimensional Ecology Education (4 DEE ) framework, produced by the Ecological Society of America, provides updated guidance for undergraduate instruction. To help instructors align their courses to this framework and assess student progress toward its goals, we have recoded the comprehensive programmatic assessment Ecology and Evolution‐Measuring Achievement and Progression in Science (EcoEvo‐ MAPS ) and reanalyzed a national dataset of over 2000 undergraduate student responses. Here, we show how the EcoEvo‐ MAPS questions align to the 4 DEE framework and provide student performance data across the dimensions and elements. We also include information from student interviews to help inspire educators to develop new lessons, additional assessment questions, and other course materials in these areas. Finally, we provide information on a new web‐based portal that allows instructors to easily administer EcoEvo‐ MAPS to students and receive an automatically generated score report that aligns results to the 4 DEE framework.