Appendix 4: Crosswalk of Student Survey Items
Revised: June 8, 2011
Crosswalk of Student Survey Items to Research Questions, Uses in Analysis, and Source of Item |
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Survey Item |
Research Question1 |
Purpose of Item2 |
Source of Item3 |
Grade level version of survey4 |
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Respondent Background |
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First and last name |
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A |
A |
B |
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Birthday |
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A |
A |
B |
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Today's date |
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A |
A |
B |
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Grade level in fall 2011 |
RQ1 |
A, C, D |
A |
B |
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Name of school in fall 2011 |
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A |
A |
B |
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Attitude and Interest Toward Science |
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Attitude toward science scale5 |
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Science is boring |
RQ2 |
O |
B |
B |
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I enjoy my science class |
RQ2 |
O |
B |
B |
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I like science a lot |
RQ2 |
O |
B |
B |
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I think scientists are cool people |
RQ2 |
O |
B |
B |
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Everyone should learn about science |
RQ2 |
O |
B |
B |
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I have good feelings about science |
RQ2 |
O |
B |
B |
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I would enjoy being a scientist |
RQ2 |
O |
B |
B |
Career interest in science scale6 |
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When I leave school, I would like to work with people who make discoveries in science |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
M |
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I do not want a job in a science laboratory after I leave school |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
M |
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Working in a science laboratory would be an interesting way to earn a living |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
M |
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I would like to teach science when I leave school |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
M |
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I would like to be a science teacher when I grow up |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
E |
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A job as a scientist would be interesting |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
M |
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I do not want to be a scientist when I leave school |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
M |
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I do not want to be a scientist when I grow up |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
E |
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A career in science would dull and boring |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
M |
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A job as a scientist would be boring |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
M |
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I do not want to become a scientist because it needs too much education |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
M |
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I would like to be a scientist when I leave school |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
M |
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I would like to be a scientist when I grow up |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
E |
Leisure interest in science scale7 |
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I would like to belong to a science club |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
B |
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I get bored watching science programs on TV at home |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
B |
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I would like to be given a science book or a piece of scientific equipment as a present |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
B |
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I do not like reading books about science during my free time |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
B |
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I would like to do science experiments at home |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
B |
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I would enjoy having a job related to science during my summer vacation |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
B |
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I do not like looking at websites about science |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
B |
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I would enjoy visiting a science museum on the weekend |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
B |
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Talking to friends about science after school would be boring |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
B |
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Watching movies about science would be boring |
RQ2 |
O |
C |
B |
Interest in NASA related activities |
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Doing additional hands-on science activities in my classroom |
RQ2 |
O |
A |
B |
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Having a college internship in science |
RQ2 |
O |
A |
M |
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Talking with a scientist or engineer |
RQ2 |
O |
A |
B |
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Participating in a rocket or space shuttle launch event |
RQ2 |
O |
A |
B |
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Participating in a live video downlink event from the International Space Station or Space Shuttle |
RQ2 |
O |
A |
B |
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Visiting a science museum, science center, or planetarium |
RQ2 |
O |
A |
B |
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Participating in a science competition |
RQ2 |
O |
A |
B |
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Attending a science career fair |
RQ2 |
O |
A |
M |
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Attending an after-school science club or activity |
RQ2 |
O |
A |
B |
Interest Toward non-Science Careers |
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I would like to be a police officer when I grow up |
RQ2 |
C |
A |
B |
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I would like to be a lawyer when I grow up |
RQ2 |
C |
A |
B |
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RQ2 |
C |
A |
B |
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1Research Questions Answered by Student Survey |
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RQ1: Who participates in SoI? |
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RQ2: Does student interest in science change significantly between the baseline and follow-up surveys? If so, are these changes larger among students at some awardee/Center sites than others? |
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2Purpose of Item |
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A: indicates that the variable from this item is used for administrative purposes (e.g., longitudinal tracking, pre and post survey data linking) |
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D: indicates that the variable from this item is used in descriptive analysis |
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O: indicates that the variable from this item is used as an outcome |
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C: indicates that the variable from this item is used as a control variable |
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3Source of Item |
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A: Program specific item developed for the national evaluation of SoI |
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B: School and Social Experiences Questionnaire from Singh, K., Chang, M., & Dika, S. (2006). Affective and motivational factors in engagement and achievement in science. International Journal of Learning 12(6), 1447-9540. |
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C: Test of Science Related Attitudes from Fraser, B.J. (1981). TOSRA test of science related attitudes handbook. Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia: Australia Council for Educational Research. |
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4Grade Level Version of Survey |
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E: Item only appears on the 4th-5th grade version of the survey (elementary level) |
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M: Item only appears on the 6th-9th grade version of the survey (middle school level) |
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B: Item appears on both versions of the survey (elementary and middle school levels) |
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5Attitude Toward Science Scale |
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Modified original scale of a four-point Likert type where 1=strongly disagree to 4=strongly agree to a five-point Likert-type where 1=Really disagree to 5=Really agree. Items had a Cronbach alpha of 0.93 in pilot tests with high school students in grades 9 through 12 (N=1589). Most of the students in the sample were White (94.7%), and in grades 9 (38.8%) and 10 (32.7%). |
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6Career Interest in Science Scale |
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Items had a Cronbach alpha of 0.72 for 7th grade and 0.70 for 8th grade in pilot tests with students in a metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. N=1337 (n=340 7th grade students; n=335 8th grade students; n=338 9th grade students; n=324 10th grade students). |
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7Leisure Interest in Science Scale |
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Items had a Cronbach alpha of 0.93 for 7th grade and 0.92 for 8th grade in pilot tests with students in a metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. N=1337 (n=340 7th grade students; n=335 8th grade students; n=338 9th grade students; n=324 10th grade students). |
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