Focus Group Studies for Students, Podcasting, and Exploration Systems Education Products

Student Questionnaire

About You (no names please)

Age _________ M ________ F________

Podcasting Usability Questionnaire

Podcast Interest

1) How often do you listen to or view podcasts?

• Daily

• Weekly

• Occasionally

• Never

2) How many audio podcasts do you subscribe to or listen to regularly?

• None

• One to three

• Four to ten

• More than ten

3.) How many video podcasts do you subscribe to or listen to regularly?

• None

• One to three

• Four to ten

• More than ten

4) How do you listen to or view podcasts? (Check all that apply.)

• Portable player (iPod, Creative Zen, Walkman, etc.)

• Mobile phone

• Home computer

• School computer

• Other, please specify ____________________________

• I don’t have access to podcasts.

5) If you listen to or view podcasts, where do you get them? (Check all that apply.)

• ITunes

• Yahoo

• Podcast Alley

• Odeo

• Juice

• Individual Web sites

• Blogs

• Other, please specify _______________________________

6) What are your two favorite podcasts?

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7.) Do you create podcasts?

• Yes (Please describe the podcast and your involvement.)_________________________________________________________________________________________________

• No

Science Interest

1. Are you interested in any of the following? (Check all that apply.)

• Science

• Mathematics

• Technology

• Engineering

• Astronomy

• Space exploration

• Science fiction

2. How often do you visit a NASA Web site?

• Frequently

• Occasionally

• Rarely

• Never

3. Do you plan to pursue a career related to science, technology, engineering or mathematics?

• Yes

• No

• Undecided

4. Do you follow any science-related media, including TV, movies, magazines, Web sites, books, etc.?

• Yes (Please specify.) _________________________________________

• No

NASA Student Opportunities Podcast

1. On a scale of 1 to 5 (5 = excellent; 1 = poor):

a) How would you rank this podcast?

5 4 3 2 1

b) How interesting was the person interviewed in this podcast?

5 4 3 2 1

c) How would you rate the narrator and/or people conducting the interview in this podcast?

5 4 3 2 1

d) How useful is the information in this podcast?

5 4 3 2 1

2. What do you like best about this podcast? _____________________________

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3. What do you like least about this podcast? _____________________________

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4. What, if anything, would make this podcast more appealing to you? _________

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5. Would you subscribe or listen to a podcast like this regularly?

• Yes

• No

NASA Podcast Demo

1. What would you like to hear about in a NASA podcast? (Check all that apply.)

• Reports about new technology created by NASA

• Information about current and upcoming NASA missions

• Interviews with scientists, engineers, or other experts

• Ideas from other students about NASA’s projects and future

• Information about the future of exploration

• Interviews with astronauts

• Information about other planets and astronomy

• Information about living and working in space

• Detailed information about science and technology

• Stories about NASA employees and their jobs

• Information about aeronautics technology and the future of flight

• Reports on what NASA has learned about our home planet Earth

• Information about NASA educational programs

2. Would you listen to a NASA podcast? Why or why not? ___________________

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If yes, what would your perfect NASA podcast be like? ____________________

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