T17 Improving Student Learning Outcomes Using Cognitive Science-Informed Strategies in Geoscience Teaching and Practice

Sunday, 9 October 2022
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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WHAT ARE CONCEPT INVENTORIES AND HOW CAN THEY HELP US ASSESS STUDENT LEARNING OF INTERDISCIPLINARY ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS?

Paper number: T17-3
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 8:35 AM – 8:50 AM

Authors

  • Chelsie Romulo Presenting Author
    University of Northern ColoradoDepartment of Geography, GIS, and Sust, Greeley, CO

Abstract

Concept inventories (CIs) are validated assessments that evaluate student understanding of concepts and learning. This workshop will focus on the first three steps traditionally used in CI development: (1) a content analysis of environmental course materials, (2) interviews with students in introductory environmental programs (EPs), and (3) CI question development. Through interactive activities, participants will identify core concepts in their disciplines, reflect on challenges in assessing student learning, recognize commonly held student alternative conceptions or areas of struggle, and brainstorm short-answer assessment questions that they could potentially use in their courses.

Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 54, No. 6

doi: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-382479

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