NASA 2012 Summer of Innovation Program

NASA 2013 Summer of Innovation Program

2700.0150 RENEWAL 2012.A 4 Youth Baseline Survey Crosswalk

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Appendix 4: Item-by-Item Justification of Youth Baseline Survey Items





Question

Research Question

Source

Answer Options

Scale

Purpose of Item

Justification Notes

Your first name and last name

N/A

SoI student survey 2011

First name, Last name

N/A

A

Information is used to confirm match in dataset

What is your birthday?

N/A

SoI student survey 2011

Month
Day
Year

N/A

A

Information is used to generate a unique identifier in dataset for matching purposes

What grade level will you enter in fall 2013? Please check one only.

4

SoI student survey 2011

4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
Other

N/A

A,D

Information is used to confirm match in dataset, to establish youth eligibility for sample and provide capability to disaggregate findings by grade level and to remove students outside of the grade range from the sample

As things stand now, how far in school do you think you will get?

4

Adapted from HSLS of 2009, Baseline Parent Survey

Less than high school
Earn a high school diploma or GED
Complete an Associate’s degree
Complete a Bachelor’s degree
Complete a Master’s degree
Complete a Ph.D., M.D., law degree, or other high level professional degree
I don’t know

N/A

D, C

This data element identifies the youth's educational expectations, which may serve as a correlate to student interest in academically focused activities

Why did you sign up for Summer of Innovation? Check all that apply.

4

Adapted from the AWE Middle School Students Pre-Activity Survey

To have fun
To learn more about NASA and space
To have something to do
To learn more about different majors in college (e.g., engineering, science)
To learn more about science
To learn about what scientists and engineers do
To make my parents/guardians happy
To meet others with interests similar to mine
To help me to do well in school
None of these

N/A

D

This question is intended to identify youth's motivation for SoI enrollment.

Have you ever been in another Summer of Innovation camp?

4

Adapted from 4-H Science Youth Survey (2012)

Yes;
No;
I don't know

N/A

C

Whether a youth has previously participated in an SoI camp will serve as a control variable.

What science class did you take last year?

9

Adapted from HSLS of 2009, Student Baseline Survey; science class titles drawn from CCSSO, State Indicators of Science and Mathematics Education
2007, Table 1.6 (http://programs.ccsso.org/content/pdfs/SM%2007%20report%20part%201.pdf)


Science or General Science
Life Science
Earth Science
Physical Science,
Integrated or Coordinated Science
Other science course
I don’t know

N/A

C

This question is one of two questions intended to identify student interest in past science class at school. Class subject is identified in order to control for this variable in the analysis of change in student interest.

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your 2012-13 science class?

9

Adapted from HSLS of 2009, Student Baseline Survey


I enjoyed this class very much
I thought this class was a waste of my time
I thought this class was boring


Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often

D

This question is intended to identify student engagement in past science class at school, which is a dependent variable for this study.

Since the beginning of the last school year (2012-2013), which of the following activities have you participated in?

9

Adapted from HSLS of 2009, Student Baseline Survey

Science club
Science competition
Science camp
Science study groups or a program where you were tutored in science
None of these

N/A

D

This question is intended to identify student engagement in extracurricular science activities, which is a dependent variable for this study.

Since the beginning of the last school year (2012-2013), how often have you done the following science activities?

9

Adapted from HSLS of 2009, Student Baseline Survey; Last two answer options from the Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale and the AWE Rating Scale for Sense of Community (2009)


Read science books and magazines
Access web sites for computer technology information
Visit a science museum, planetarium, or environmental center
Play games or use kits or materials to do experiments or build things at home
Watch programs on TV about
nature and discoveries

Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often

 

This question is intended to identify student engagement in outside of school time science activities, which is a dependent variable for this study.

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. Select one in each row.

9

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

Science is something I get excited about

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree

D

This question is part of a validated scale intended to ascertain student enthusiasm/interest in science, which is a dependent variable for this study.

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I like to take things apart to learn more
about them

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I like to participate in science projects

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I’d like to get a science kit as a gift (for example, a microscope, magnifying glass, a robot, etc.)

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I like to see how things are made (for
example, ice-cream, a TV, an iPhone,
energy, etc)

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I like to watch programs on TV about
nature and discoveries

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I am curious to learn more about science, computers or technology

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. Select one in each row.

9

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I like to work on science activities

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree

D

This question is part of a validated scale intended to ascertain student enthusiasm/interest in science, which is a dependent variable for this study.

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

If I have kids when I grow up, I will take them to a science museum

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I would like to have a science or computer job in the future.

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I want to understand science (for example, to know how computers work, how rain forms, or how airplanes fly)

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I enjoy visiting science museums or zoos

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I get excited about learning about new
discoveries or inventions

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I like reading science magazines

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I pay attention when people talk about
recycling to protect our environment

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I am curious to learn more about cars that run on electricity

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I get excited to find out that I will be doing a science activity

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I enjoy reading science fiction books

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I like learning about science on the internet

Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I like online games or computer programs that teach me about science


Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

Science is boring


Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I do science-related activities that are not for schoolwork.


Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I like science


Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

Science is one of my favorite subjects


Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I take science only because I have to


Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

I take science only because it will help me in the future


Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

Before joining this program, I was interested in science and science-related things


Noyce Enthusiasm for Science scale/Common Instrument

Before joining this program, I participated in science activities outside of school


Adapted from the AWE Middle School Students Pre-Activity Survey

I like to design a solution to a problem

These questions are intended to ascertain student enthusiasm/interest in engineering, which is a dependent variable for this study.

Adapted from the AWE Middle School Students Pre-Activity Survey

I like to be part of a team that designs and builds a hands-on project



Adapted from the AWE Middle School Students Pre-Activity Survey

I’m curious to learn how to program a computer game





Adapted from the AWE Middle School Students Pre-Activity Survey

I like to design and build something mechanical that works




1Research Questions Answered by Parent Survey





4: What are the characteristics of SoI camps and their participants?

9: How does the SoI experience affect youth engagement with STEM?

2Purpose of Item





A: indicates that the variable from this item will be used for administrative purposes (e.g., documentation of consent or non-consent, longitudinal tracking, pre and post survey data linking)


D: indicates that the variable from this item will be used in descriptive analysis


C: indicates that the variable from this item will be used as a control variable


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