Figure 8:

Responses to survey questions on the prequiz and postquiz indicate that the 12-wk laboratory project helped increase the students’ confidence in the lab and their perception of their laboratory skills. At the end of the semester, a total of 98% of the students agreed or strongly agreed that they were more self-assured in the molecular biology lab, compared with the 72% of the students expressing the same confidence at the beginning of the semester. A similar question about the students having no concerns about their skills and abilities in the lab garnered a greater increase; 79% agreed or strongly agreed in the postquiz versus 41% agreeing or strongly agreeing on the prequiz. The data also show that 16% more students were interested in performing research in molecular biology in the future.