Table 3 Summer 2016 and 2017 electronic survey results—importance of components. Prompt 1: The following were important components to creating a valuable VIX experience
| Â | 2016 (n = 22) | 2017 (n = 32) | ||||||||||
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Number of students | Number of students | |||||||||||
SD (1) | D (2) | N (3) | A (4) | SA (5) | Mean | SD (1) | D (2) | N (3) | A (4) | SA (5) | Mean | |
Learning how to collaborate with others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4.27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 4.34 |
Solving a real-world problem | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4.00 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 4.06 |
Designing a marketable product | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3.82 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4.00 |
Meeting with experts | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3.50 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 3.50 |
Learning a problem-solving method (i.e., the process followed this summer) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 4.25 |
Answering a scientific question which my team and I developed | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3.82 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3.59 |