Development of embedded assessments for learning in biotechnology: results and design process for dissemination.

Embedded assessments, tasks within the context of instruction, can serve as important tools for improving teaching and learning. In this article, we report on the assessment design principles and a nine-step development model that guided the construction of innovative embedded assessments. Using multiple sources of data-expert reviews, a conceptual test blueprint, student interviews, focus group interviews, and student responses to assessments-we were able to analyze the extent to which our assessments align with research-based design principles.