| Question Number | Personal/Professional Statement | Expert Response | How important for earning a good grade in this class was... |
| 1 | When doing an experiment, I try to understand how the experimental setup works. | Agree | ... understanding how the experimental setup works? |
| 2 | If I wanted to, I think I could be good at doing research. | Agree | NA |
| 3 | When doing a physics experiment, I don't think much about sources of systematic error. | Disgree | ... thinking about sources of systematic error? |
| 4 | If I am communicating results from an experiment, my main goal is to create a report with the correct sections and formatting | Disgree | ... communicating results with the correct sections and formatting? |
| 5 | Calculating uncertainties usually helps me understand my results better. | Agree | ... calculating uncertainties to better understand my results? |
| 6 | Scientific journal articles are helpful for answering my own questions and designing experiments | Agree | ... reading scientific journal articles? |
| 7 | I don't enjoy doing physics experiments. | Disgree | NA |
| 8 | When doing an experiment, I try to understand the relevant equations. | Agree | ... understanding the relevant equations? |
| 9 | When I approach a new piece of lab equipment, I feel confident I can learn how to use it well enough for my purposes. | Agree | ... learning to use a new piece of laboratory equipment? |
| 10 | Whenever I use a new measurement tool, I try to understand its performance limitations. | Agree | ... understanding the performance limitations of the measurement tools? |
| 11 | Computers are helpful for plotting and analyzing data. | Agree | ... using a computer for plotting and analyzing data? |
| 12 | I don't need to understand how the measurement tools and sensors work in order to carry out an experiment. | Disgree | ... understanding how the measurement tools and sensors work? |
| 13 | If I try hard enough I can succeed at doing physics experiments. | Agree | NA |
| 14 | When doing an experiment I usually think up my own questions to investigate. | Agree | ... thinking up my own questions to investigate? |
| 15 | Designing and building things is an important part of doing physics experiments. | Agree | ... designing and building things? |
| 16 | The primary purpose of doing a physics experiment is to confirm previously known results. | Disgree | ... confiming previously known results? |
| 17 | When I encounter difficulties in the lab, my first step is to ask an expert, like the instructor. | Disgree | ... overcoming difficulties without the instructor's help? |
| 18 | Communicating scientific results to peers is a valuable part of doing physics experiments. | Agree | ... communicating scientific results to peers? |
| 19 | Working in a group is an important part of doing physics experiments. | Agree | ... working in a group? |
| 20 | I enjoy building things and working with my hands. | Agree | NA |
| 21 | I am usually able to complete an experiment without understanding the equations and physics ideas that describe the system I am investigating | Disgree | ... understanding the equations and physics ideas that describe the system I am investigating? |
| 22 | If I am communicating results from an experiment, my main goal is to make conclusions based on my data using scientific reasoning | Agree | ... making conclusions based on data using scientific reasoning? |
| 23 | When I am doing an experiment, I try to make predictions to see if my results are reasonable. | Agree | ... making predictions to see if my results are reasonable? |
| 24 | Nearly all students are capable of doing a physics experiment if they work at it. | Agree | NA |
| 25 | A common approach for fixing a problem with an experiment is to randomly change things until the problem goes away. | Disgree | ... randomly changing things to fix a problem with the experiment? |
| 26 | It is helpful to understand the assumptions that go into making predictions. | Agree | ... understanding the approximations and simplifications that are included in theoretical predictions? |
| 27 | When doing an experiment, I just follow the instructions without thinking about their purpose. | Disgree | ... thinking about the purpose of the instructions in the lab guide? |
| 28 | I do not expect doing an experiment to help my understanding of physics. | Disagree | NA |
| 29 | If I don't have clear directions for analyzing data, I am not sure how to choose an appropriate analysis method. | Disgree | ... choosing an appropriate method for analyzing data (without explicit direction)? |
| 30 | Physics experiments contribute to the growth of scientific knowledge. | Agree | NA |
| Question Number | Personal/Professional Statement | Expert Response |
| 1 | When doing an experiment, I try to understand how the experimental setup works. | Agree |
| 2 | If I wanted to, I think I could be good at doing research. | Agree |
| 3 | When doing a physics experiment, I don't think much about sources of systematic error. | Disgree |
| 4 | If I am communicating results from an experiment, my main goal is to create a report with the correct sections and formatting | Disgree |
| 5 | Calculating uncertainties usually helps me understand my results better. | Agree |
| 6 | Scientific journal articles are helpful for answering my own questions and designing experiments | Agree |
| 7 | I don't enjoy doing physics experiments. | Disgree |
| 8 | When doing an experiment, I try to understand the relevant equations. | Agree |
| 9 | When I approach a new piece of lab equipment, I feel confident I can learn how to use it well enough for my purposes. | Agree |
| 10 | Whenever I use a new measurement tool, I try to understand its performance limitations. | Agree |
| 11 | Computers are helpful for plotting and analyzing data. | Agree |
| 12 | I don't need to understand how the measurement tools and sensors work in order to carry out an experiment. | Disgree |
| 13 | If I try hard enough I can succeed at doing physics experiments. | Agree |
| 14 | When doing an experiment I usually think up my own questions to investigate. | Agree |
| 15 | Designing and building things is an important part of doing physics experiments. | Agree |
| 16 | The primary purpose of doing a physics experiment is to confirm previously known results. | Disgree |
| 17 | When I encounter difficulties in the lab, my first step is to ask an expert, like the instructor. | Disgree |
| 18 | Communicating scientific results to peers is a valuable part of doing physics experiments. | Agree |
| 19 | Working in a group is an important part of doing physics experiments. | Agree |
| 20 | I enjoy building things and working with my hands. | Agree |
| 21 | I am usually able to complete an experiment without understanding the equations and physics ideas that describe the system I am investigating | Disgree |
| 22 | If I am communicating results from an experiment, my main goal is to make conclusions based on my data using scientific reasoning | Agree |
| 23 | When I am doing an experiment, I try to make predictions to see if my results are reasonable. | Agree |
| 24 | Nearly all students are capable of doing a physics experiment if they work at it. | Agree |
| 25 | A common approach for fixing a problem with an experiment is to randomly change things until the problem goes away. | Disgree |
| 26 | It is helpful to understand the assumptions that go into making predictions. | Agree |
| 27 | When doing an experiment, I just follow the instructions without thinking about their purpose. | Disgree |
| 28 | I do not expect doing an experiment to help my understanding of physics. | Disagree |
| 29 | If I don't have clear directions for analyzing data, I am not sure how to choose an appropriate analysis method. | Disgree |
| 30 | Physics experiments contribute to the growth of scientific knowledge. | Agree |
| Question Number | How important for earning a good grade in this class was... |
| 1 | ... understanding how the experimental setup works? |
| 2 | NA |
| 3 | ... thinking about sources of systematic error? |
| 4 | ... communicating results with the correct sections and formatting? |
| 5 | ... calculating uncertainties to better understand my results? |
| 6 | ... reading scientific journal articles? |
| 7 | NA |
| 8 | ... understanding the relevant equations? |
| 9 | ... learning to use a new piece of laboratory equipment? |
| 10 | ... understanding the performance limitations of the measurement tools? |
| 11 | ... using a computer for plotting and analyzing data? |
| 12 | ... understanding how the measurement tools and sensors work? |
| 13 | NA |
| 14 | ... thinking up my own questions to investigate? |
| 15 | ... designing and building things? |
| 16 | ... confiming previously known results? |
| 17 | ... overcoming difficulties without the instructor's help? |
| 18 | ... communicating scientific results to peers? |
| 19 | ... working in a group? |
| 20 | NA |
| 21 | ... understanding the equations and physics ideas that describe the system I am investigating? |
| 22 | ... making conclusions based on data using scientific reasoning? |
| 23 | ... making predictions to see if my results are reasonable? |
| 24 | NA |
| 25 | ... randomly changing things to fix a problem with the experiment? |
| 26 | ... understanding the approximations and simplifications that are included in theoretical predictions? |
| 27 | ... thinking about the purpose of the instructions in the lab guide? |
| 28 | NA |
| 29 | ... choosing an appropriate method for analyzing data (without explicit direction)? |
| 30 | NA |