Evaluating Foundations of Biomedical Science - Online Survey Software

100%

You are invited to participate in a study of student perception and engagement with the open educational eBook, Foundations of Biomedical Science, published through the La Trobe Library eBureau. This is a relatively new resource, and we would like to understand how it is being used by students and if it is has broader applicability to other courses. We would also like to use feedback from this survey to improve a future edition of this eBook.

Your help here would mean a lot to us and we would love to keep supporting students by making free and open educational resources.

If you continue, it is assumed that have read and understood the Participant Information Statement.

If you have further question about this study, please contact:

Julian Pakay
Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry
School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment
La Trobe University | Bundoora, Victoria | 3086 | Australia
email: j.pakay@latrobe.edu.au

1. What is your age group?

Are you currently studying at La Trobe University?

Yes

What best describes your current course, major or area of study?

What is your current level of study?

Is your primary language (the language you are most proficient in) English?

Yes

How would you rate your general confidence in maths when you commenced your course?

Not at all confident	Slightly confident	Moderately confident	Very confident	Extremely confident
Not at all confident	Slightly confident	Moderately confident	Very confident	Extremely confident

How would you rate your general confidence in maths now?

Not at all confident	Slightly confident	Moderately confident	Very confident	Extremely confident
Not at all confident	Slightly confident	Moderately confident	Very confident	Extremely confident

Why did you decide to use Foundations of Biomedical Science?

Was using Foundations of Biomedical Science compulsory in your course or optional?

Yes

Was the content in Foundations of Biomedical Science useful for any other subjects where it was not required or suggested?

Yes

Rate how highly Foundations of Biomedical Science supports the following learning outcomes related to mathematics in your discipline

	Not at all helpful	Slightly helpful	Moderately helpful	Very helpful	Extremely helpful
Ability to work with units and unit prefixes	Not at all helpful	Slightly helpful	Moderately helpful	Very helpful	Extremely helpful

Being able to estimate and check calculations for errors	Not at all helpful	Slightly helpful	Moderately helpful	Very helpful	Extremely helpful

Understanding accuracy and uncertainty around measurement and the need for significant figures	Not at all helpful	Slightly helpful	Moderately helpful	Very helpful	Extremely helpful

Performing calculations involving concentrations of solutions	Not at all helpful	Slightly helpful	Moderately helpful	Very helpful	Extremely helpful

Performing calculations involving diluting solutions	Not at all helpful	Slightly helpful	Moderately helpful	Very helpful	Extremely helpful

Interpreting descriptive statistics including measures of central tendency and variation	Not at all helpful	Slightly helpful	Moderately helpful	Very helpful	Extremely helpful

Understanding how data is used help design clinical diagnostic tests	Not at all helpful	Slightly helpful	Moderately helpful	Very helpful	Extremely helpful

Rate how highly Foundations of Biomedical Science supports the following learning outcomes related to mathematics in your discipline

	Not at all helpful	Slightly helpful	Moderately helpful	Very helpful	Extremely helpful
Understanding what sensitivity and specificity are in relation to clinical diagnostic tests	Not at all helpful	Slightly helpful	Moderately helpful	Very helpful	Extremely helpful

Being able to interpret correlation coefficients to help understand the relationship between two variables	Not at all helpful	Slightly helpful	Moderately helpful	Very helpful	Extremely helpful

Ability to understand and interpret logarithmic and exponential scales in graphs	Not at all helpful	Slightly helpful	Moderately helpful	Very helpful	Extremely helpful

Recognizing the importance of logarithmic and exponential functions to describe many processes in biology, including growth and decay	Not at all helpful	Slightly helpful	Moderately helpful	Very helpful	Extremely helpful

Realising the importance of mathematics and quantitative literacy to professional practice	Not at all helpful	Slightly helpful	Moderately helpful	Very helpful	Extremely helpful

Please rate the following for Foundations of Biomedical Science

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree
The general design of the eBook is appealing and friendly	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree

The information is presented clearly and is easy to find	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree

The eBook is relevent to my subject(s) and learning	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree

The content is presented is interesting and engaging	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree

Please rate the following for Foundations of Biomedical Science

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree
The content is pitched at an appropriate level	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree

There are sufficient practice problems	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree

The solutions presented to problems are understandable	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree

The “Boffins” sections extend my knowledge and the related questions are interesting	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree

How would you describe the overall quality of Foundations of Biomedical Science?

	Poor	Below average	Average	Good	Excellent
	Poor	Below average	Average	Good	Excellent

Has Foundations of Biomedical Science increased you confidence in doing calculations in your course?

Yes

How likely are to recommend Foundations of Biomedical Science to another student?

	Very unlikely	Unlikely	Neutral	Likely	Very likely
	Very unlikely	Unlikely	Neutral	Likely	Very likely

What is your favourite chapter in Foundations of Biomedical Science

Why is this your favourite chapter?

Which chapter of Foundations of Biomedical Science is your least favourite?

Why is this your favourite chapter?

Is there a topic which you think should be included in a future version of Foundations of Biomedical Science to make it more useful?

Do you have any other comments or suggestions?

Custom Title