Code and data set for data analysis published as manuscript "Bacttle: a microbiology educational board game for lay public and schools"
Description
Code that processed raw data and plots the figures of the manuscript "Bacttle: a microbiology educational board game for lay public and schools"
Below is a table with the original survey questions. The ID corresponds to the column displayed on the data set. When letters are followed by a number (1 or 2), it means that the question was answered before playing the game (1) and after playing the game (2).
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ID1 |
Question text |
Possible answers2 |
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A |
How old are you? |
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B |
Do you know what a bacterium is? |
y/n |
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C |
Do you know what a bacterial capsule is? |
y/n |
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D |
Do bacteria have tools to harm each other? |
y/n/idk |
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E |
Do bacteria reproduce at the same pace? |
y/n/idk |
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F |
What is sporulation? |
A resistant state that some bacteria can achieve under unfavorable conditions. |
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The release of toxins by bacteria. |
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idk |
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G |
What are flagella used for? |
Sticking to surfaces. |
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Motility in liquid environments. |
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idk |
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H |
What does it mean to be lithotrophic? |
A bacterium can get energy from minerals. |
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A bacterium can get energy from the sunlight. |
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idk |
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I |
Can bacteria be infected by viruses? |
y/n/idk |
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J |
Are all bacteria harmful for humans? |
y/n/idk |
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K |
How many bacteria are in a coffee spoon of yoghurt? |
Millions |
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Hundreds |
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idk |
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L |
How easy did you find the gameplay? |
VE/E/A/D/VD |
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M |
Did you find the card content easy to understand? |
VE/E/A/D/VD |
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N |
Did you like the setup of the game? |
y/n/idk |
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O |
Would you like to play this game again? |
y/n/idk |
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P |
What can we improve? |
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1) Question A categorizes the player’s age; B and C assess the initial level of knowledge in microbiology (none -both questions are answered negatively-, basic -player knows what a bacterium is but not a bacterial capsule-, or advanced -both answers are positive-); questions D-I score knowledge acquisition; J and K are control questions; L-O evaluate the appreciation of the game; and P is an optional free text-entry answer for additional feedback.
2) y= yes, n=no, idk=I don’t know, VE=very easy, E=easy, A=adequate, D=difficult, VD=very difficult.
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Additional details
Related works
- Is referenced by
- Publication: 10.1128/jmbe.00097-24 (DOI)
Funding
- NCCR Microbiomes (phase I) 180575
- Swiss National Science Foundation
- A new mathematical framework for species interactions in microbial communities 189919
- Swiss National Science Foundation
Dates
- Accepted
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2024-07-23