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Appendix

Instruments
Learning gains Questionnaire
Reflect on your experiences this semester. The list below

Totally Confident
describes desired outcomes of this course. How much did
each of the following help your learning?

Undecided
Somewhat

Somewhat
undecided
Confident

Confident
Not at all
Resources (7)
POGIL activities 1 2 3 4 5
Homework assignments 1 2 3 4 5
Class presentations (including lectures) 1 2 3 4 5
Classroom demonstrations 1 2 3 4 5
Finding and using resources to answer questions or solve 1 2 3 4 5
problems
Textbook readings 1 2 3 4 5
Resources provided through the web 1 2 3 4 5
To what extent did you make gains in each of the following:
Skills (5)
Discussion in class 1 2 3 4 5
Acquiring data 1 2 3 4 5
Finding trends in data 1 2 3 4 5
Collecting, analysing and applying information to solve 1 2 3 4 5
problems
Judging the quality of data and experimental results 1 2 3 4 5
Conceptual learning (4)
Applying concepts to new situations 1 2 3 4 5
Understanding the relevance of chemistry in real world 1 2 3 4 5
Factual knowledge of chemistry (terminology, classification 1 2 3 4 5
methods, basic phenomena etc.)
Understanding the main concepts of chemistry (fundamental 1 2 3 4 5
principles and theories)
Active learning (3)
Confidence in your ability to do chemistry 1 2 3 4 5
Working effectively with others 1 2 3 4 5
Using the language and concepts of chemistry to 1 2 3 4 5
communicate effectively in oral and written form
Self-efficacy (CAEQ)
Please rate the confidence you have in understanding different tasks:
Learning chemistry theory (3)
Tutoring another student in your chemistry course 1 2 3 4 5
Learning chemistry theory 1 2 3 4 5
Achieving a good grade in Part Two chemistry course 1 2 3 4 5
Applying chemistry theory (6)
Determining the appropriate units for a result determined 1 2 3 4 5
using a formula
Proposing a meaningful question that can be answered 1 2 3 4 5
experimentally
Choosing an appropriate formula to solve a chemistry 1 2 3 4 5
problem
Applying theory learnt in a lecture for a laboratory 1 2 3 4 5
experiment
Determining what answer is required from a written 1 2 3 4 5
description of a chemistry problem
After reading an article about chemistry experiment, writing 1 2 3 4 5
the summary of the main points
Learning chemistry skills (3)
Reading the procedure for an experiment and conducting the 1 2 3 4 5
experiment without supervision
Knowing how to convert the data obtained in a chemistry 1 2 3 4 5
experiment into a result
Ensuring that data obtained from an experiment is accurate 1 2 3 4 5
Applying chemistry skills (6)
Designing and conducting a chemistry experiment 1 2 3 4 5
Explaining something that you learnt in this chemistry course 1 2 3 4 5
to another person
Writing up the experimental procedure in a laboratory report 1 2 3 4 5
After watching a video clip dealing with some aspects of 1 2 3 4 5
chemistry, writing a summary of its main points
Writing up the results section in a laboratory report 1 2 3 4 5
After listening to a public lecture regarding some chemistry 1 2 3 4 5
topic explaining its main ideas to another person

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