Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, various applications of genetics were used as a basis for studying the origin of the virus to diagnosing patients with this disease. Student literacy about COVID-19 from the genetic aspect will strengthen them in dealing with misinformation in a society that rejects the existence of COVID-19. This study aimed to evaluate the COVID-19 genetics literacy instrument. The draft instrument consisting of 20 items was first distributed online to Biology Education students in Indonesia. The analysis was carried out after 400 respondents filled out the online form. Seven items were eliminated according to the results of CFA and EFA. There were 13 items comprising of three dimensions taken. The Rasch analysis shows that the instrument is reliable and has a separation index according to the recommendations. There was no misfit and its have good discriminating power. The three choices given in each item did not confuse the respondents. Therefore, the instrument was of good quality and could be used to evaluate respondents’ genetics literacy for future studies.
Highlights
Genetics is considered the cornerstone of modern biology
This study presents the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and Rasch analysis results of a draft instrument assessing genetics literacy related to COVID-19
Because the genetic literacy instrument evaluated in this study is literacy related to COVID-19, these genetic concepts are applied to the SARS-CoV-2 virus or the COVID-19 disease
Summary
An understanding of genetics can be used to understand all aspects of how living organisms function and evolve (Nurse & Hayles, 2019). This biology’s subdisciplinary has developed into an integral part of most biological research whose findings provide a significant impact on human life (Klug et al, 2012; Snustad & Simmons, 2012). Studying the genes of the SARS-CoV-2, scientists were able to determine the function of each of these genes (Naqvi et al, 2020) They were capable of designing primers and RT-PCR procedures to diagnose suspected COVID19 patients (Patankar & Zambare, 2021; Torretta et al, 2021). Genetics literacy becomes one’s basic knowledge in following science development and responding wisely
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