Kingsborough Community College of The City University of New York

Kingsborough Community College of The City University of New York

Biology Department

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Biology 11 Competency Measure -

Demonstrate Focusing a Microscope at Low and High Power.

Allied Health Program: Program Outcome 2 - Demonstrate proficiency in use of basic laboratory equipment and instruments.

Directions: Students are presented with a microscope and a prepared slide from the anatomy and physiology laboratory (e.g., a tissue type). Students are asked to identify Five (5) microscope parts and then to focus on an object (e.g., a Purkinje cell) on the slide using the 40X objective.

This assessment is graded according to the following criteria. Passing grade is 70%.

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ASSESSMENT CRITERION

POINT VALUE

STUDENT NAMES and SCORES

1. Identification of 5 parts of the microscope from the following list:

Stage
Ocular lens
Objective lens
Light source
Iris diaphragm
Condenser
Coarse adjustment knob
Fine adjustment knob

2. Student ability to focus the slide using the 40X objective.

· Student begins the process with the 4X objective, proceeds to the 10X objective and then utilizes the 40X objective.

· Student demonstrates proper use of the coarse and fine adjustment knobs.

TOTAL

Six (6)) points each
30 point Total

60
5 points for each adjustment.

10 point total

100

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