Using a Concept Inventory to Reveal Student Thinking Associated with Common Misconceptions about Antibiotic Resistance.

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dc.contributor.authorStevens, Ann M.en
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Ann C.en
dc.contributor.authorMarbach-Ad, Gilien
dc.contributor.authorBalcom, Sarah A.en
dc.contributor.authorBuchner, Johnen
dc.contributor.authorDaniel, Sandra L.en
dc.contributor.authorDeStefano, Jeffrey J.en
dc.contributor.authorEl-Sayed, Najib M.en
dc.contributor.authorFrauwirth, Kennethen
dc.contributor.authorLee, Vincent T.en
dc.contributor.authorMcIver, Kevin S.en
dc.contributor.authorMelville, Stephen B.en
dc.contributor.authorMosser, David M.en
dc.contributor.authorPopham, David L.en
dc.contributor.authorScharf, Birgit E.en
dc.contributor.authorSchubot, Florian D.en
dc.contributor.authorSeyler, R. W.en
dc.contributor.authorShields, P. A.en
dc.contributor.authorSong, W.en
dc.contributor.authorStein, D. C.en
dc.contributor.authorStewart, R. C.en
dc.contributor.authorThompson, K. V.en
dc.contributor.authorYang, Z.en
dc.contributor.authorYarwood, S. A.en
dc.contributor.departmentBiological Sciencesen
dc.contributor.departmentFralin Life Sciences Instituteen
dc.coverage.spatialUnited Statesen
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T18:32:28Zen
dc.date.available2017-12-18T18:32:28Zen
dc.date.issued2017-04en
dc.description.abstractMisconceptions, also known as alternate conceptions, about key concepts often hinder the ability of students to learn new knowledge. Concept inventories (CIs) are designed to assess students' understanding of key concepts, especially those prone to misconceptions. Two-tiered CIs include prompts that ask students to explain the logic behind their answer choice. Such two-tiered CIs afford an opportunity for faculty to explore the student thinking behind the common misconceptions represented by their choice of a distractor. In this study, we specifically sought to probe the misconceptions that students hold prior to beginning an introductory microbiology course (i.e., preconceptions). Faculty-learning communities at two research-intensive universities used the validated Host-Pathogen Interaction Concept Inventory (HPI-CI) to reveal student preconceptions. Our method of deep analysis involved communal review and discussion of students' explanations for their CI answer choice. This approach provided insight valuable for curriculum development. Here the process is illustrated using one question from the HPI-CI related to the important topic of antibiotic resistance. The frequencies with which students chose particular multiple-choice responses for this question were highly correlated between institutions, implying common underlying misconceptions. Examination of student explanations using our analysis approach, coupled with group discussions within and between institutions, revealed patterns in student thinking to the participating faculty. Similar application of a two-tiered concept inventory by general microbiology instructors, either individually or in groups, at other institutions will allow them to better understand student thinking related to key concepts in their curriculum.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.v18i1.1281en
dc.identifier.issn1935-7877en
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.orcidScharf, BE [0000-0001-6271-8972]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/81265en
dc.identifier.volume18en
dc.languageengen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28512513en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.titleUsing a Concept Inventory to Reveal Student Thinking Associated with Common Misconceptions about Antibiotic Resistance.en
dc.title.serialJournal of Microbiology & Biology Educationen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dcterms.dateAccepted2016-12-14en
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pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/All T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Faculty of Health Sciencesen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Scienceen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Science/Biological Sciencesen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Science/COS T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/University Research Institutesen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/University Research Institutes/Fralin Life Sciencesen
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