The ALLS is administered as a pre-test on the first laboratory meeting, before any introduction/instruction took place; and as a post-test on the last laboratory meeting.
The results from the post-test opinion questions follow below. Only matched-pair results are shown, for students who were also able to take the pre-instruction ALLS at the first laboratory meeting. Values for the mean and standard deviations are given next to the modal response category for each question.
Cuesta College
Astronomy Laboratory Learning Survey (ALLS)
Post-instruction opinion results
Astronomy 210L spring semester 2011 sections 30678, 30679, 30680, 30682
(N = 65, matched-pairs only)
16. Astronomy lab was (or would have been) helpful for learning in lecture.
1. Strongly disagree 0 :
2. Disagree 4 : ****
3. Neutral 14 : **************
4. Agree 28 : ***************************** [3.9 +/- 0.9]
5. Strongly agree 18 : ******************
17. I understand more about astronomy concepts because of what I learned in lab.
1. Strongly disagree 0 :
2. Disagree 1 : *
3. Neutral 7 : *******
4. Agree 34 : ********************************** [4.2 +/- 0.7]
5. Strongly agree 23 : ***********************
18. Astronomy lab was an enjoyable experience.
1. Strongly disagree 0 :
2. Disagree 0 :
3. Neutral 3 : ***
4. Agree 25 : *************************
5. Strongly agree 37 : ************************************* [4.5 +/- 0.6]
19. Math used in astronomy lab was difficult.
1. Strongly disagree 19 : *******************
2. Disagree 32 : ********************************
3. Neutral 11 : *********** [2.0 +/- 0.9]
4. Agree 2 : **
5. Strongly agree 1 : *
20. It was hard to understand concepts in astronomy lab.
1. Strongly disagree 11 : ***********
2. Disagree 41 : ***************************************** [2.1 +/- 0.7]
3. Neutral 11 : ***********
4. Agree 1 : *
5. Strongly agree 1 : *
21. This course helped me see how astronomy is related to other sciences such as
geology, physics, and chemistry.
1. Strongly disagree 0 :
2. Disagree 7 : *******
3. Neutral 18 : ******************
4. Agree 25 : ************************* [3.7 +/- 0.9]
5. Strongly agree 15 : ***************
22. I asked a lot of questions in astronomy lab.
1. Strongly disagree 6 : ******
2. Disagree 17 : *****************
3. Neutral 22 : ********************** [2.9 +/- 1.1]
4. Agree 15 : ***************
5. Strongly agree 5 : *****
23. I generally understood what was needed to be done in astronomy lab.
1. Strongly disagree 0 :
2. Disagree 1 : *
3. Neutral 5 : *****
4. Agree 38 : ************************************** [4.2 +/- 0.6]
5. Strongly agree 21 : *********************
24. My work in astronomy lab was graded fairly.
1. Strongly disagree 1 : *
2. Disagree 0 :
3. Neutral 5 : *****
4. Agree 14 : **************
5. Strongly agree 45 : ********************************************* [4.6 +/- 0.8]
25. I did a lot of explaining to other students in astronomy lab.
1. Strongly disagree 0 :
2. Disagree 4 : ****
3. Neutral 29 : ***************************** [3.5 +/- 0.8]
4. Agree 25 : *************************
5. Strongly agree 7 : *******
26. I was generally confused about what was going on in astronomy lab.
1. Strongly disagree 17 : *****************
2. Disagree 37 : ************************************* [1.9 +/- 0.7]
3. Neutral 11 : ***********
4. Agree 0 :
5. Strongly agree 0 :
27. I would recommend astronomy lab to other students.
1. Strongly disagree 0 :
2. Disagree 0 :
3. Neutral 2 : **
4. Agree 23 : ******************
5. Strongly agree 40 : **************************************** [4.6 +/- 0.6]
28. Astronomy lab should only be taken in the same semester as astronomy lecture.
1. Strongly disagree 4 : ****
2. Disagree 10 : **********
3. Neutral 23 : *********************** [3.3 +/- 1.1]
4. Agree 18 : ******************
5. Strongly agree 10 : **********
29. Astronomy lab should only be taken after completing the entire semester of
astronomy lecture.
1. Strongly disagree 9 : *********
2. Disagree 30 : ****************************** [2.3 +/- 0.9]
3. Neutral 22 : ************
4. Agree 4 : ****
5. Strongly agree 0 :
30. This course helped me feel more comfortable with the idea that many values in
science are uncertain to some degree.
1. Strongly disagree 0 :
2. Disagree 0 :
3. Neutral 20 : ********************
4. Agree 30 : ****************************** [3.9 +/- 0.7]
5. Strongly agree 15 : ***************
Previous posts:
- Education research: ALLS demographic results (Cuesta College, spring semester 2011).
- Education research: ALLS demographic results (Cuesta College, fall semester 2010).
- Education research: ALLS pre- to post-instruction opinion results (Cuesta College, fall semester 2010).
- Education research: ALLS pre- to post-instruction opinion results (Cuesta College, spring semester 2010).
- Education research: ALLS post-instruction opinion results (Cuesta College, spring semester 2010).
- Education research: ALLS demographic results (Cuesta College, spring semester 2010).
- Education research: ALLS pre- to post-instruction attitude shifts (Cuesta College, fall semester 2009).
- Education research: ALLS post-instruction opinion results (Cuesta College, fall semester 2009).
- Education research: ALLS demographic results (Cuesta College, fall semester 2009).
- Education research: Astronomy Laboratory Learning Survey (ALLS), pre- and post-instruction forms.
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