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Type :thesis
Subject :QH Natural history
Main Author :Nurhazwani Mohd Shukri
Title :Development of the three-tiers diagnostic test and students level of understanding and misconception in genetics
Place of Production :Tanjong Malim
Publisher :Fakulti Sains dan Matematik
Year of Publication :2022
Corporate Name :Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
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Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
This study is aimed to develop a valid and reliable three-tiers diagnostic test in genetics. The study also aimed to assess pre-university students’ level of understanding and misconception in genetics by utilising the developed test and to explore the misconception issue. It has employed a developmental design involving adaptation, validation and pilot study phase. The test named as Three-Tiers Diagnostic Test in Genetics (3-TDTG) consists of 15 questions was administered in the empirical study. Ten biology experts and 30 pre-university students were involved in the developmental phase, whereas 455 students of a matriculation college in northern peninsular Malaysia involved in the empirical study. Seven of them were purposely selected to be interviewed, along with six biology lecturers. The findings suggest the 3-TDTG to be valid with S-CVI values of 0.98 and 0.96 for face and content validity respectively. The false positive and negative value was minimised to 10.90% and 5.44%. Excellent construct validity was observed as Pearson correlation suggests a significant moderate positive relationship between the U2 and CS score, r(453) =.44, p

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