9a. Appendix A - Examples of Evaluation Measures PCCAL Evaluation Study - Guinea Pig Ileum PRE-TEST QUESTIONNAIRE   Please complete the following questions as accurately as you can and writing as clearly as possible! Where you are given a choice of answers, tick the relevant box or boxes.     1. Have you ever used a computer before today? Yes No   2. Have you ever used a mouse before today? Yes No   3. How often do you use a computer? Every day At least once a month Every 2-3 days Less than once a month At least once a week Never   4. Have you ever received an introductory course on computers? This will include any introductory session, as part of another course. Yes No   If yes, when was the course ?______________________________ If yes, how long was the course ?___________hours.   5. Have you worked through any other computer package on this degree course? Yes No If yes, which one(s)__________________________________________ __________________________________________________________   6. Which of the following best describes your feelings about using a computer? I feel completely comfortable I feel comfortable I feel fairly comfortable I don't feel very comfortable I feel completely uncomfortable   7. How confident do you feel about your knowledge of the topic you are going to study in the next few weeks - Simulations of Pharmacological Experiments on the Guinea Pig Ileum? I feel very confident I feel confident I feel fairly confident I don't feel very confident I feel completely lacking in confidence   PCCAL Evaluation Study - Guinea Pig Ileum POST TEST QUESTIONNAIRE   Please complete the following questions as accurately as you can and writing as clearly as possible! Where you are given a choice of answers, tick the relevant box or boxes.     1. Please tick the sections of the package that you have worked through: Experimental Set-Up Agonists - Constructing Dose Response Curves Agonists - Comparing Dose Response Curves Agonists - Theory Agonists on the Guinea Pig Ileum Receptors Other (please specify)   ________________________________________   2. In the main, did you work alone? Yes No If No, who did you work with? The person next to you A friend A small group of people Other (please specify)   ________________________________________   3. What do you think you were meant to learn from the package?   __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________   4. Did you ask for any help or advice? Yes No (If No, go to question 6) If Yes, who did you ask for help? Lecturer Demonstrator Technician Friend/neighbour Other (Please specify)   _______________________________________   How many times?_____________     5. What type of help did you require? Help relating to the subject material Help relating to the operation of the computer or package Other help (please specify)   ________________________________________________________     6. From the sections you studied, what, if anything, did you find easy to grasp?   __________________________________________________________________   __________________________________________________________________   7. From the sections you studied, what, if anything, did you find difficult to grasp?   __________________________________________________________________   __________________________________________________________________     8. Please complete the following statement about your knowledge of Simulations of Pharmacological Experiments on the Guinea Pig Ileum by selecting the most appropriate option.   Compared to my confidence in Simulations of Pharmacological Experiments on the Guinea Pig Ileum before I started the package, I now feel: Much more confident More confident About the same amount of confidence Less confident Much less confident   Please estimate the time you have spent working with package and then add any further comments or observations in the space below:   ________________________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your help. PCCAL Evaluation Study - Observation Checklist     Please state- Number in group:__________ Start Time:__________ End Time:__________ Please use 5 bar gates to count how many times the following incidents occur during the session: 1. A student asks for help     2. A student discusses with a neighbour     3. A student uses any other aids (calculator, own notes, text book etc) Please list items     4. A student makes notes     5. A student leaves the room     6. A student returns to the room     7. A student utters a negative statement to himself/herself or someone else     8. A student utters a positive statement to himself/herself or someone else   Please note down any particularly significant events or dialogue that occur. Dialogue should be recorded verbatim, if possible. Please note down the time of all such incidents. Continue overleaf if necessary.   Event/Dialogue x Time