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How confident are you when executing labwork on your own?
 
Not At All Confident
 
Not Very Confident
 
Somewhat Confident
 
Confident
 
Very Confident
 
 
 
How efficiently do you complete daily laboratory tasks?
 
Not Efficiently at All
 
Not Very Efficiently
 
Somewhat Efficiently
 
Efficiently
 
Very efficiently
 
 
How comfortable do you feel explaining...
Not at All Comfortable Not Very Comfortable Somewhat Comfortable Comfortable Very Comfortable
your research to others?
laboratory techniques to others?
 
 
How often do you...
Never Sometimes Somewhat Frequently Often Always
solve problems you encounter in the laboratory on your own?
make mistakes regarding labwork?
ask your supervisor, "What am I doing today?"
contribute ideas and suggestions to your current project?
 
 
 
Rate how successful you are in working on your own.
 
Not At All Successful
 
Not Very Successful
 
Somewhat Successful
 
Successful
 
Very Successful
 
 
 
Rank your laboratory set of skills, relative to that of your supervisor's.
 
My set of skill is extremely limited.
 
My set of skills is limited.
 
My set of skills is average.
 
My set is almost as large as my supervisor's.
 
My set is just as large as my supervisor's.
 
 
 
Rate how well you understand every aspect of your laboratory techniques and tasks.
 
Not Well At All
 
Not Very Well
 
Somewhat Well
 
Well
 
Very Well
 
 
 
How safe do you feel working in the lab alone?
 
Not Safe At All
 
Not Very Safe
 
Somewhat Safe
 
Safe
 
Very Safe