Personal Engagement - personality quiz
This light hearted quiz is designed to help students identify things they might write to illustrate how they have shown a personal engagement in the Investigation.
It is not exhaustive, but it may help some students to realise that they have had to use some initiative, creativity and independence in different places during the work on the investigation.
What is the title of your Investigation?
My investigation is called
Great! That is a good start, you know what you are doing.
How did you decide the research question?
How did you choose your equipment?
How did you decide on the method / protocol details?
How did you decide on the type of statistics to use with your data?
How well did you keep on task during the 10 hours? Was there enough time to finish everything?
Personality profiles
If you chose mostly D then you are an accomplished biologist. You have shown a curiosity about the subject of your research question and creativity and initiative in the design and implementation of your investigation. Well done, ensure you have said some of these things in your report.
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If you chose mostly C then you are an excellent student. You have shown initiative and creativity in a number of places. Make sure that in the written work you have explained some of the details you have chosen in your answers here.
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If you chose mostly B then you have completed the investigation properly. You have shown an interest and some creativity in the adaptations which you needed to make. Point this out in your written work, and the reflective comment.
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If you chose mostly A then either you are not taking this quiz seriously or worse you might not have shown your best side during the investigation. Perhaps it's not too late to start thinking about how you could show some initiative in your investigation.