Development and validation of a conceptual test for the human circulatory system
Current biology assessments often lack a strong emphasis on conceptual understanding, which may limit students' ability to apply knowledge in real-world contexts. This study aimed to develop and validate a concept test to assess high school student's understanding of the human circulatory...
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| author | Emerson G. Gaylan Suzette T. Elladora John Kenneth B. Taneo Collenn H. Callanga Manilyn Piloton-Narca Jonavie Becbec Joje Mar P Sanchez |
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| description | Current biology assessments often lack a strong emphasis on conceptual understanding, which may limit students' ability to apply knowledge in real-world contexts. This study aimed to develop and validate a concept test to assess high school student's understanding of the human circulatory system. The test was carefully designed using the revised Bloom's Taxonomy and aligned with the K-12 curriculum. Initial content validation by biology education experts ensured accuracy and relevance, leading to refinements in the test items. Item quality was enhanced through dichotomous Rasch analysis following preliminary testing with 100 students. After a second administration to a new group of 100 students, further analysis confirmed the test's reliability and validity. A final round of testing with an additional 100 students yielded a Cronbach's alpha of 0.79, confirming internal consistency. The study concluded that the developed concept test is valid and reliable for assessing students' understanding of the circulatory system, providing teachers with a tool to refine instructional methods. Future recommendations involve expanding and updating test items to ensure relevance, integrating technology-enhanced questions to improve the assessment of student comprehension, and evaluating reliability across diverse contexts. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-af08e3846d3545af9489efe48378460f2025-08-20T02:14:02ZengUniversity of Muhammadiyah MalangJPBI (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia)2442-37502527-62042024-11-0110390991910.22219/jpbi.v10i3.34327Development and validation of a conceptual test for the human circulatory systemEmerson G. Gaylan0Suzette T. Elladora1John Kenneth B. Taneo2Collenn H. Callanga3Manilyn Piloton-Narca4Jonavie Becbec5Joje Mar P Sanchez6College of Teacher Education, Cebu Normal University, PhilippinesCollege of Education, Cebu Technological University Argao; College of Teacher Education, Cebu Normal University, PhilippinesBasic Education Department, University of Cebu-METC; College of Teacher Education, Cebu Normal University, PhilippinesCollege of Teacher Education, Cebu Normal University, PhilippinesCollege of Teacher Education, Cebu Normal University, PhilippinesCollege of Teacher Education, Cebu Normal University, PhilippinesCollege of Teacher Education, Cebu Normal UniversityCurrent biology assessments often lack a strong emphasis on conceptual understanding, which may limit students' ability to apply knowledge in real-world contexts. This study aimed to develop and validate a concept test to assess high school student's understanding of the human circulatory system. The test was carefully designed using the revised Bloom's Taxonomy and aligned with the K-12 curriculum. Initial content validation by biology education experts ensured accuracy and relevance, leading to refinements in the test items. Item quality was enhanced through dichotomous Rasch analysis following preliminary testing with 100 students. After a second administration to a new group of 100 students, further analysis confirmed the test's reliability and validity. A final round of testing with an additional 100 students yielded a Cronbach's alpha of 0.79, confirming internal consistency. The study concluded that the developed concept test is valid and reliable for assessing students' understanding of the circulatory system, providing teachers with a tool to refine instructional methods. Future recommendations involve expanding and updating test items to ensure relevance, integrating technology-enhanced questions to improve the assessment of student comprehension, and evaluating reliability across diverse contexts.https://ejournal.umm.ac.id/index.php/jpbi/article/view/34327biologyconcept testhuman circulatory systemitem analysisrasch analysis |
| spellingShingle | Emerson G. Gaylan Suzette T. Elladora John Kenneth B. Taneo Collenn H. Callanga Manilyn Piloton-Narca Jonavie Becbec Joje Mar P Sanchez Development and validation of a conceptual test for the human circulatory system JPBI (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia) biology concept test human circulatory system item analysis rasch analysis |
| title | Development and validation of a conceptual test for the human circulatory system |
| title_full | Development and validation of a conceptual test for the human circulatory system |
| title_fullStr | Development and validation of a conceptual test for the human circulatory system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and validation of a conceptual test for the human circulatory system |
| title_short | Development and validation of a conceptual test for the human circulatory system |
| title_sort | development and validation of a conceptual test for the human circulatory system |
| topic | biology concept test human circulatory system item analysis rasch analysis |
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