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. 2021 Mar 31;22(1):22.1.50. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v22i1.2385

TABLE 1.

Overview of surveys and questions administered using the Qualtrics survey system.a

Engagement Construct Student Parameter Measured Survey or Question Used Number of Questions Format Example Question
Behavior Meetings with professor “How often did you meet with professors outside of class time? 1 5-point Likert Scale:
0 = Never,
1 = Once a semester,
2 = 1–2 times a month,
3 = Once a week,
4 = _More than once a week
See Questions Used
Participation in class “How often did you participate in class discussions?” 1
Study group “How often did you study with other students outside of class time?” 1
Cognitive Self-Efficacy General Self-efficacy Scale (GSE) (43) 10 5-point Likert Scale:
1 = Strongly disagree,
2 = Somewhat disagree,
3 = Neither agree nor disagree,
4 = Somewhat agree,
5 = Strongly agree
“I can solve most problems if I invest the necessary effort.”
Sense of Belonging Ingram Sense of Belonging survey (44) 20 “I would find it easy to join study groups with other students if I wanted to.”
Emotional Attitude Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science (CLASS) (45) 14 “I think about the science I experience in everyday life.”
Value Papanastasiou survey (46) 8 “The skills I have acquired in this class will be helpful to me in the future.”
Stress Papanastasiou survey (46) 8 “This class is stressful.”
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All surveys were combined into one for ease of student participation.