Student Questionnaire: Pretest


Please use the 7-point scale to indicate your agreement 
or disagreement with each statement.  

BELIEFS
 
1
Generally, I feel secure about attempting computer 
science.
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2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
2
I study computer science because I know how useful it is.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
3
Knowing computer science will help me earn a living.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
4
I am sure I can do advanced work in computer science.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
5
Generally, I feel secure about attempting mathematics.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
6
I study mathematics because I know how useful it is.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
7
Knowing mathematics will help me earn a living.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
8
I am sure I can do advanced work in mathematics.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
9
Generally, I feel secure about attempting science.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
10
I study science because I know how useful it is.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
11
Knowing science will help me earn a living.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
12
I am sure I can do advanced work in science.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
13
Generally, I feel secure about attempting computational 
science.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
14
I study computational science because I know how useful 
it is.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
15
Knowing computational science will help me earn a 
living.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
16
I am sure I can do advanced work in computational 
science.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
17
I have a good understanding of what computational 
scientists do.
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2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
                              



 
18
It is clear to me how computational science is connected 
to other disciplines like math, sciences and computer 
science.
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2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
19
Computational science is relevant to real world issues.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
20
I understand the methods of computational science.
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2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
21
I enjoy working in groups.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
22
When I am working in a group, I am comfortable in a 
leadership role.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
23
When I am working in a group, I usually participate 
actively.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
24
When I am working in a group, I feel that I have 
important things to say.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK
25
I feel that my contribution to group work is valued by the 
other members of the group.
1
2
3
4
5

N/A
DK


PART 2: Background Information

26	What is your age? _______________
27	Which of the following represents your year in college?
1.  First year
2.  Sophomore
3.  Junior
4.  Senior
5.  Senior +1
6.  Graduate Student
7.  Post-professional degree
28	What is your gender?	1. Female		2. Male


29	What is your intended major? (please choose only one)
1.	Biology
2.	Chemistry 
3.	Computer science
4.	Education 
5.	Environmental science
6.	Finance
7.	Geology 
8.	Mathematics
9.	Psychology
10.	Physics
11.	Other

30	What is the field of your intended career? (please choose only one)
1. Science / Engineering
2. Medical / Dental / Other Health Care
3. Teaching K-12
4. Business / Policy
5. Social sciences
6. Humanities / Arts
7. Undecided/Other
31	How many college computational science courses had you taken before this one?
1.  1 course
2.  2 courses
3.  3 courses
4.  4 or more courses
5.  0 courses
32	How many more computational science courses do you plan to take?
1.  1
4.  4

2.  2
5.  5
7.  0
3.  3
6.  6 or more

33	How many more courses do you plan to take in math and science?
1.  1
4.  4

2.  2
5.  5
7.  0
3.  3
6.  6 or more


34	What are the last 5 digits of your student ID number?  __________________________

 

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