Researching the Microbiology Concept Inventory at North Dakota State University

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Lancaster, Onora D.
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2022-11-01
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The purpose of my SIP was to identify student misconceptions at North Dakota State University via a pedagogical tool called the Microbiology Concept Inventory. This past summer I helped continue the work of Dr. Danielle Condry and her research team on using the Microbiology Concept Inventory to improve programmatic curriculum at the undergraduate level. I reviewed data collected from the years 2019 to 2022 to observe whether misconceptions that students hold about microbiology have changed overtime and in tandem with curriculum changes. I found that for undergraduates of all levels, the most common misconceptions were in the categories of metabolic pathways and evolution. This research will aid in continued studies at North Dakota State University that facilitate curricular reform. The experience of working on education research at the graduate-level taught me how to work efficiently with both quantitative and qualitative data, and it taught me how to construct my own research schedule.
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iii, 17 p.
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Kalamazoo College
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