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Team:Alberta/Project/Surveys
From 2009.igem.org
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Survey Results
A brief survey was given after the HYRS and Archbishop MacDonald presentations. Complete results can be found here. Below is a summary of responses including representative quotes from students.
Had you ever heard of synthetic biology before our presentation?
Yes: 22% No: 67% Sort of: 11% Do you think it’s useful for high school students to know about synthetic biology and/or iGEM? Why?Yes: 100% “so that they know the field exists, and to see if it sparks any interest in them” “because it opens up different career paths.” “I believe it is useful because it allows students to broaden their perspectives on science and to address ethical issues.” Does hearing about synthetic biology make you more interested in pursing a career in synthetic biology or another field of science and technology?Yes: 29% No: 18% Don’t know: 53% What was the most important thing you learned from our pamphlet/presentation? Did anything really surprise you?"That there is a program where undergrad students can do “real” science" “The fact that this field exists at all” “that there's a lot more to E. Coli than it being bacteria that makes you sick.“ How could synthetic biology and our project be more effectively communicated to high school students? Was anything really confusing?“Nothing was confusing, presentation at school at bio class” “The presentation was very well presented. I believe that synthetic bio should be a much larger part of what is taught in the classroom” “Explaining it in application terms, how it applies to the students in everyday life” “smaller words/more definitions”
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