The purpose of this questionnaire is to assess students' ability to identify elements of the scientific method. This assignment is used for assessment of the department, and your score will NOT contribute towards your grade. It is related to Student Learning Outcome #3 on your syllabus:
Students can identify the key elements of the scientific method (hypotheses, tests, observations, conclusions/interpretation of observations) in popular accounts of scientific research in magazines, newspapers, etc.
Please do your best to answer the following questions,
but do not spend a lot of time trying to figure out the answer to each question.
Just tell us what your first reaction is.
Click on this link to take the SLO assessment