Development of the Central Dogma Concept Inventory (CDCI) Assessment Tool

This article describes the development of a research-based assessment tool, the Central Dogma Concept Inventory. The instrument consists of 23 multiple-select questions about information flow in molecular biology and gauges conceptual understanding in depth across the undergraduate curriculum.

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