6th-9th Grade Student Survey (Baseline & First Follow Up)

Appendix 3: 6^th- 9^th Grade Student Survey Baseline & First Follow-Up

Revised: June 8, 2011

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

www.nasa.gov

Welcome! Congratulations on being part of NASA’s Summer of Innovation. Students who attend this program during summer 2011 are being asked to complete this survey. There are no “right” or “wrong” answers to any of the questions. Your opinion is what is wanted. We estimate that it will take about 10 minutes to complete the questions. Thank you very much for your help!

NASA’s Office of Education, and the researchers at Abt Associates and Education Development Center, follow strict rules to make sure that only they will see your answers to this and future surveys for this program, except as required by law. No report will use your name or describe you in any way that could identify you.

If you want to participate in this special study, please turn the page to start answering questions.

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1. ______________________________________

Print Your First and Last Name

2. What is your birthday? Month: ________ Day:___________ Year:____________

3. What is today’s date? Month: __________ Day:__________ Year:____________

4. What grade level will you start in fall 2011? Please check one only.

6^th 7^th 8^th 9^th  Other:______________________

5. What is the name of the school you will be attending in fall 2011:

_____________________________________________

The next series of questions contain a number of statements about science. You will be asked what you think about these statements. There are no “right” or “wrong” answers. Your opinion is what we want. For this survey, the word “science” covers a broad range of topics, including space and planets, animals and plants, medicine, computer programming, and designing machines and materials.

1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Not Sure, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree

For each statement, draw a circle around the specific value corresponding to how you feel about each statement. Please circle only ONE value per statement.

Statement	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Not Sure	Agree	Strongly Agree
I would like to belong to a science club.	1	2	3	4	5
I would like to be a scientist when I leave school.	1	2	3	4	5
Science is boring.	1	2	3	4	5
When I leave school, I would like to work with people who make discoveries in science.	1	2	3	4	5
I get bored watching science programs on TV at home.	1	2	3	4	5
I would like to be a police officer when I grow up.	1	2	3	4	5
I enjoy my science class.	1	2	3	4	5
I do not want a job in a science laboratory after I leave school.	1	2	3	4	5
I have good feelings about science.	1	2	3	4	5
I would like to be given a science book or a piece of scientific equipment as a present.	1	2	3	4	5
I like science a lot.	1	2	3	4	5
Working in a science lab would be an interesting way to earn a living.	1	2	3	4	5
I would like to be a lawyer when I grow up.	1	2	3	4	5
I do not like reading books about science during my free time.	1	2	3	4	5
A job as a scientist would be boring.	1	2	3	4	5
I think scientists are cool people.	1	2	3	4	5
I do not want to become a scientist when I leave school.	1	2	3	4	5
I would enjoy visiting a science museum on the weekend.	1	2	3	4	5
I would like to do science experiments at home.	1	2	3	4	5
Talking to friends about science after-school would be boring.	1	2	3	4	5
Everyone should learn about science.	1	2	3	4	5
I do not want to be a scientist because it needs too much education.	1	2	3	4	5
I would enjoy being a business person.	1	2	3	4	5
A job as a scientist would be interesting.	1	2	3	4	5
I would enjoy having a job related to science during my summer vacation.	1	2	3	4	5
A career in science would be dull and boring.	1	2	3	4	5
I would like to teach science when I leave school.	1	2	3	4	5
I do not like looking at websites about science.	1	2	3	4	5
I would enjoy being a scientist.	1	2	3	4	5
Watching movies about science would be boring.	1	2	3	4	5

The next series of questions contain a number of activities that you might be interested in participating during the upcoming school year or next summer.

1=Really NOT Interested, 2=NOT Interested, 3=Not Sure, 4=Interested, 5=Really Interested

For each activity, draw a circle around the specific value corresponding to how interested you are in participating. Please circle only ONE value per statement.

Activity	Really NOT Interested	NOT Interested	Not Sure	Interested	Really Interested
Doing additional hands-on science activities in my classroom	1	2	3	4	5
Having a college internship in science	1	2	3	4	5
Talking with a scientist or engineer	1	2	3	4	5
Participating in a rocket or space shuttle launch event	1	2	3	4	5
Participating in a live video downlink event from the International Space Station or Space Shuttle	1	2	3	4	5
Visiting a science museum, science center, or planetarium	1	2	3	4	5
Participating in a science competition	1	2	3	4	5
Attending a science career fair	1	2	3	4	5
Attending an after-school science club or activity	1	2	3	4	5

When you are done, please return this survey to your teacher.