Table 1.
Post-semester survey prompts by category with abbreviations and scale
| Collaboration | C1 | I was encouraged to discuss elements of my investigation with classmates or instructors. | 1 = Never 2 = One or Two Times 3 = Monthly 4 = Weekly |
| C2 | I was encouraged to reflect on what I was learning. | ||
| C3 | I was encouraged to contribute my ideas and suggestions during class discussions | ||
| C4 | I was encouraged to help other students collect or analyze data. | ||
| C5 | I was encouraged to provide constructive criticism to classmates and challenge each other’s interpretation. | ||
| C6 | I was encouraged to share the problems I encountered during my investigation and seek input on how to address them. | ||
| Discovery | D1 | I was expected to generate novel results that were unknown to the instructor and that could be of interest to the broader scientific community or others outside of class. | 1 = Strongly Disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Somewhat Disagree 4 = Somewhat Agree 5 = Agree 6 = Strongly Agree |
| D2 | I was expected to conduct an investigation to find something previously unknown to myself, other students, and the instructor. | ||
| D3 | I was expected to formulate my own research questions or hypothesis to guide an investigation. | ||
| D4 | I was expected to develop new arguments based on data. | ||
| D5 | I was expected to explain how my work has resulted in new knowledge. | ||
| Iteration | I1 | I was expected to revise or repeat work to account for errors or fix problems. | 1 = Strongly Disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Somewhat Disagree 4 = Somewhat Agree 5 = Agree 6 = Strongly Agree) |
| I2 | I had time to change the methods of the investigation if it was not unfolding as predicted. | ||
| I3 | I had time to share and compare data with other students. | ||
| I4 | I had time to collect and analyze additional data to address new questions or further test hypotheses that arose during the investigation. | ||
| I5 | I had time to revise or repeat analyses based on feedback. | ||
| I6 | I had time to revise drafts of papers or presentations about my investigation based on feedback | ||
| Ownership | O1 | My research will help to solve a problem in the world. | 1 = Strongly disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Neither agree nor disagree 4 = Agree 5 = Strongly agree |
| O2 | My findings were important to the scientific community. | ||
| O3 | The research question I worked on was important to me. | ||
| O4 | My research project was interesting. | ||
| O5 | My research project was exciting. | ||
| O6 | I faced challenges that I managed to overcome in completing my research project. | ||
| O7 | I was responsible for the outcomes of my research. | ||
| O8 | The findings of my research project gave me a sense of personal achievement. | ||
| O9 | I had a personal reason for choosing the research project I worked on. | ||
| O10 | In conducting my research project, I actively sought advice and assistance. | ||