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Instrument 21: Cell Biology Laboratory Evaluation

Project: Introduction of Digital Microscopy into the Cellular Biology Curriculum
Siena College

Funding Source: NSF: Course and Curriculum Development (DUE)

Purpose: To get student feedback about a set of laboratory activities experienced in a course

Administered To: Post-secondary students

Topics Covered:

  • Course Evaluation: satisfaction, effectiveness, opportunity to learn, content, ease of use, activities, engagement, support, comparisons, importance, areas for program improvement, exemplary areas

Format/Length: 49 closed-ended items, 49 scaled items, 16 open-ended items

Cell Biology Laboratory Evaulation
Fall 2002

The following evaluation is designed to help the Cell Biology faculty improve the laboratory components of this course in future years.

For each lab, we would like your opinion on a scale of 1-10, with the meaning of the two extremes indicated at the top of each scale.

Lab 1: Microscopy

 
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Lab 2: Electrophoresis of Hemoglobin

 
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Lab 3: Membrane Permeability

 
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Labs 4 and 5: Cell Compartments

 
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Lab 6: Cell Fractionation

 
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Lab 7: Protein Assay (Done Thanksgiving Week in Monday's lab)

 
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Lab 8: Succinate Dehydrogenase Activity of Mitochondria

 
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Lab 9: Hill reaction of Isolated Chloroplasts

 
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Lab 10: Muscle Contraction

 
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Lab 11: Calcium, Signal Transduction and Cytoplasmic Streaming in Plant Cells

 
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Lab 12: Poster Presentation

 
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Overall Evaluation of the Laboratory Component of Cell Biology (Biol-220)

How would you rate this lab compared to other biology laboratory experiences at Siena (for most of you this means General Bio, I and II)?

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How would you rate the success (ability to get data) compared to other laboratory experiences?

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How would you rate the educational benefits of the laboratory?

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What did you find most enjoyable about the labs?

 

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What was your least favorite lab and why?

 

What was your favorite lab and why?

 

Place any other comments here. Thanks for your opinion!