GK-12 Fellows Survey

GK-12 FACULTY ADVISOR SURVEY

1. In what academic department or unit are you currently a faculty member?

2. What level students do you currently advise? (Check all that apply)

₁ PhD

₁ Masters

₁ Undergraduate

₁ Other_____________________

3. In your opinion, how important is it for graduate students (PhD and Masters) in your department to be able to do the following by the time they graduate? (Check one)

	How important is it for PhD students to do the following…			How important is it for Masters students to do the following…
	Not important	Somewhat important	Important	Not important	Somewhat important	Important
Conduct research	1	2	3	1	2	3
Communicate science to non-scientists	1	2	3	1	2	3
Teach undergraduate students	1	2	3	1	2	3
Present their own work to scientific peers	1	2	3	1	2	3
Have an understanding of national scientific policy	1	2	3	1	2	3
Write a research grant proposal	1	2	3	1	2	3
Conduct outreach to K-12 schools or other educational organizations	1	2	3	1	2	3

4. To what extent do you feel it is important for graduate students (PhD and Masters) in your department to be knowledgeable about the following issues? (Check one response in each row)

	How important is it for PhD students to be knowledgeable in the following…			How important is it for Masters students to be knowledgeable in the following…
	Not important	Somewhat important	Important	Not important	Somewhat important	Important
Technological advances in your field of study	1	2	3	1	2	3
Funding opportunities in your field of study	1	2	3	1	2	3
Current research in your discipline	1	2	3	1	2	3
Innovative undergraduate curricula in various STEM fields	1	2	3	1	2	3
How to teach STEM content to undergraduate students	1	2	3	1	2	3
How STEM content is being taught in K-12 schools	1	2	3	1	2	3
How to teach STEM content to K-12 students	1	2	3	1	2	3
Important issues/challenges that K-12 teachers face today	1	2	3	1	2	3
Employment outlook for Masters or PhD graduates in various STEM fields	1	2	3	1	2	3
Ethical issues and/or implications of STEM research for society	1	2	3	1	2	3

5. To what extent do you encourage your graduate students to engage in outreach activities to K-12 schools?

₁ Not at all

₂ Occasionally

₃ Somewhat regularly

₄ Regularly

6. Which of the following statements do you agree with most?

Conducting some educational outreach outside the university is…

₁ Beneficial for all graduate students

₂ Beneficial for some graduate students

₃ Not beneficial for graduate students

Please explain:

1. Are you familiar with the Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) award at your institution listed below?

[Programmers - list PI name and award title]

₁ Yes

₂ No

If yes, continue to B2. If no, skip to end.

2. Have you ever participated in this GK-12 project?

₁ Yes

₂ No

If yes, continue to B3. If no, skip to question B4.

3. In what ways have you participated in this GK-12 project? (Check all that apply)

₁ Visited a K-12 classroom or school

₁ Gave a lecture or demonstration to K-12 students

₁ Invited K-12 teachers into your lab

₁ Invited K-12 students into your lab

₁ Engaged K-12 students in research

₁ Provided resources (e.g., laboratory equipment, materials, supplies) to K-12 schools

₁ Provided training to Fellows

₁ Provided training or professional development to teachers

₁ Helped write the proposal

₁ Served as co-PI or PI

₁ Other_________

4. Have any of your graduate student advisees (Masters or PhD) participated in this project as GK-12 Fellows (i.e., graduate students funded to spend a designated number of hours per week on GK-12 activities)? (Check all that apply)

₁ Yes, Masters’ student(s)

₁ Yes, PhD student(s)

₁ No

If yes, continue to question B5. If no, skip to question B10.

5. To what extent do you feel the time and effort graduate students spend fulfilling GK-12 obligations is valuable? (Check one)

₁ [1] Not at all

₂ [2] A little

₃ [3] Moderately

₄ [4] A great deal

₅ I don’t know

If at all, please explain:

6. To what extent do you feel the time and effort graduate students spend fulfilling GK-12 obligations is a distraction from their regular graduate training? (Check one)

₁ [1] Not at all

₂ [2] A little

₃ [3] Moderately

₄ [4] A great deal

₅ I don’t know

If at all, please explain:

7. To what extent do you think the GK-12 Fellowship experience enhances graduate students’ abilities in the following areas? (Check one response in each row)

	Not at all	A little	Moderately	A great deal
Lead a team	1	2	3	4
Work on a team with people from their own discipline	1	2	3	4
Work on a team with people from other disciplines	1	2	3	4
Networking to build collaborations with others	1	2	3	4
Connect subject matter to real world issues	1	2	3	4
Plan overall curriculum or course of study for a course and/or training (e.g., college course, K-12 grade)	1	2	3	4
Develop specific lessons, modules, or activities	1	2	3	4
Facilitate student questions and discussion	1	2	3	4
Teach others new STEM knowledge	1	2	3	4
Inspire student enthusiasm for STEM	1	2	3	4
Write papers and reports about their work	1	2	3	4
Present their work at a professional conference	1	2	3	4
Explain their work to an audience from disciplines other than their own	1	2	3	4
Explain their work to a non-technical audience	1	2	3	4
Explain general STEM concepts to a non-technical audience	1	2	3	4
Develop and/or commercialize a service or product	1	2	3	4
Develop a research and/or technology agenda	1	2	3	4

8. In your option, does the GK-12 Fellowship affect the amount of time it takes participating graduate students to complete their degrees? (Check one)

Participating in GK-12…

₁ Lengthens the amount of time it takes to complete a degree

₂ Has no effect on amount of time it takes to complete a degree

₃ Shortens the amount of time it takes to complete a degree

9. To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding the influence of the GK-12 Fellowship on participating graduate students? (Check one response in each row)

Participating in GK-12…	Strongly disagree	Somewhat disagree	Somewhat agree	Strongly agree
Facilitates students’ completion of coursework	1	2	3	4
Facilitates students’ completion of their research	1	2	3	4
Distracts students from their research	1	2	3	4
Prolongs the amount of time it takes to complete coursework	1	2	3	4
Teaches students to be more organized	1	2	3	4
Causes students to change research topics	1	2	3	4
Motivates students to complete their degree	1	2	3	4
Helps students narrow the scope of their research projects	1	2	3	4
Slows students’ progress on their research	1	2	3	4
Teaches students how to manage their time	1	2	3	4
Develops students’ research skills	1	2	3	4
Gives students a competitive edge when entering the workforce	1	2	3	4

10. To what extent has your exposure to the GK-12 program influenced how you teach undergraduate or graduate students?

₁ Not at all

₂ A little bit

₃ Moderately

₄ A great deal

If at all, please explain:

11. To what extent has your exposure to the GK-12 program influenced your attitude towards STEM education?

₁ Not at all

₂ A little bit

₃ Moderately

₄ A great deal

1. In the past two years, have you been involved with any K-12 outreach programs and/or activities?

₁ Yes

₂ No

2. In what types of K-12 outreach activities have you been involved? (Check all that apply)

₁ Collaborate with university faculty to develop or revise courses for STEM educators

₁ Collaborate with K-12 classroom teachers to bring STEM content and inquiry techniques into schools

₁ Provide STEM education outside of the classroom to K-12 students (e.g., tutoring, mentoring, etc.)

₁ Volunteer at STEM-related museums or science centers

₁ Assist at student science, technology, engineering, or mathematics fairs

₁ Participate in the development or review of content standards, curriculum, and/or assessment items for K-12 STEM student learning

₁ Advocate for specific issues in science or math education by writing state or federal legislatures, attending community meetings, etc.

₁ None of the above

₁Other_______________ ?

3. In your department, how important is faculty’s involvement in each of the following activities? (Check one response in each row)

	Not important	A little important	Moderately important	Very important
Research	1	2	3	4
Teaching	1	2	3	4
Mentoring students	1	2	3	4
Community outreach	1	2	3	4
Departmental service	1	2	3	4

4. Please indicate the degree to which faculty in your department are rewarded for the educational service or outreach activities they engage in that go beyond their regular teaching responsibilities.

	Not at all	Not too much	Moderately	Very much
Educational service activities to the university	1	2	3	4
Educational outreach activities to the community	1	2	3	4

5. In the past two years, have you co-taught or worked on a research project with a faculty member from another department?

₁ Yes

₂ No

6. If yes, in what department(s) do(es) this faculty member(s) work?

END OFSURVEY

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