Table 6 Distribution of items across taxa for two theoretical constructs related to the structure of students’ evolutionary knowledge
From: Measuring undergraduate evolution learning using the CANS: psychometric strengths and limitations
Plant | Animal | |
|---|---|---|
Concept Category | ||
Evolution | ✓ (2 items) | ✓ (6 items) |
Mutation | ✓ (1 item) | ✓ (3 items) |
Inheritance | x (0 items) | ✓ (4 items) |
Selection | ✓ (2 items) | ✓ (3 items) |
Variation | ✓ (1 item) | ✓ (2 items) |
Trait Polarity | ||
Trait Gain | ✓ (1 item) | ✓ (2 items) |
Trait Loss | x (0 items) | ✓ (2 items) |