Published on Feb. 4, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Julie Birt, CWP Coordinator, and co-authors, Mojtaba Khajeloo, Elizabeth M. Kenderes, Marcelle A. Siegel, Hai Nguyen, Linh T. Ngo, Bethany R. Mordhorst and Keala Cummings, for a recently published paper in the International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education.

Their study, “Challenges and Accomplishments of Practicing Formative Assessment:  A Case Study of College Biology Instructors’ Classrooms,” provides insights into the decision-making of instructors when planning and using formative assessment in college biology classrooms and identifies challenges and opportunities such assessment presents.