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Crowdsourcing the Development of Assessments for Biomolecular Visual Literacy

Biochemistry and molecular biology (BMB) education is rich in images of molecular structures. Yet, as often as we use these images for instruction, we seldom assess whether our students understand choices we make in the images we show (for example, ribbon versus ball‐and‐stick). To that end, the BioMolViz group (BioMolViz.org) is designing instruments and exercises to assess the molecular visual literacy of BMB students. With support from the National Science Foundation, the BioMolViz group partnered with institutions to host regional workshops in which participants wrote and refined more than 180 assessments to address specific learning objectives in the Molecular Visualization Framework. In pre‐ and post‐workshop surveys, participants reported shifts in their approach toward their instruction of molecular visualization literacy in the classroom. Through these workshops, a network of BMB educators collaborated to develop high‐quality assessment instruments, laying the foundation for crowdsourcing molecular visualization assessment development across the BMB education community.