Table 2 Items from the post-laboratory experience survey

1

Difficulty^*

Overall, how do you rate the difficulty?

Easy—Difficult

2

Effort^*

How much effort did you need to expend

A great deal—None

3

Satisfaction^*

Which of the following best describes your feeling of satisfaction?

Satisfied—Dissatisfied

4

Collaboration^*

Helped me understand how to collaborate to solve a problem

Successful—Unsuccessful

5

Feel like an engineer^*

Helped me to feel like a practicing engineer

Successful—Unsuccessful

6

Help from the teaching assistant^*

Having the teaching assistant available to help

Successful—Unsuccessful

7

Enjoyment^#

I enjoyed solving this design challenge

True—Not True

8

Attainment^#

I think it is important to be able to solve this design challenge

True—Not True

9

Interest^#

It is interesting to work on this design challenge

True—Not True

10

Self-confidence

I am confident I can solve the design challenge

True—Not True