NASA Office of Education Undergraduate Internship Impact Surveys - Follow-up Instruments #1

#8 Research Focus Post‐internship Survey 

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Introduction: This research seeks to support the mission of the NASA Office of Education by
asking you to take part in post-internship surveys pertaining to our interest in the ways in
which NASA project activities impact outcomes for participants. The information we collect will
help us to improve the nature of the project activity and the accuracy with which NASA
Education can report to its community about the project activities it offers.
Purpose of the Study: Determine the degree to which instruments accurately capture the ways
participant outcomes are measured by data collection instruments.
Description of Study Procedures: You are asked to complete a short collection of related
surveys accessed by separate Surveymonkey links presented to you in the introductory email
from the NIFS Director or your NASA internship point of contact.
Study Consent: There are no foreseeable risks to participants electing to participate in this
study. Your participation is completely voluntary. In no way does refusing participation in preinternship survey development preclude you from eligibility for NASA education project activities
now or in the future. If you agree to participate, please answer the following questions to the
best of your ability.
Estimation of Time Required: To be determined through the testing procedure. Please note
your start time at the beginning of each survey. At the end of each, you will be asked to
approximate the time it to you to complete that particular survey.
Contact Persons: If you have any additional questions concerning the research, this passive
consent, or confidentiality of responses, please contact Dr. Lisa E. Wills, Senior Research
Associate, at lisa.e.wills@nasa.gov or call (202)258-6021.
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I. About you
Please note your start time. At the end of this survey, you will be asked to
approximate the time required to complete this survey.
Please base your responses to the following questions on your NASA
research experience:
1. My NASA research group had approximately ______ members (count
undergraduate and graduate students, technicians, post-doctoral staff, and
primary investigators.)
o Less than 5
o 6-10
o 11-20
o More than 20
2. My NASA research group included members from multiple disciplines or
Colleges (e.g., College of Engineering, Department of Mathematics,
Department of Biology, College of Education.)
o I didn’t know my lab mates well enough to answer this question
o No
o Yes
o If "Yes," please list all departments or colleges below (100 characters and
spaces limit):____
3. I was assigned a research project _____ after joining my NASA research
group.
o Established before I arrived at the Center
o Within the first week
o Within the second week
o I never had a dedicated project, I floated among multiple projects
For
4. I had individual meetings with my NASA research mentor____.
o I did not have individual meetings with my research advisor
o Weekly
o Three times a month
o Twice a month
o Once a month
o We never met, only before my research project was due
o Never
o Other
If "other," please explain (50 characters and spaces limit):____

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5. How often did you have research group meetings (the majority of the
group is present)?
o We did not hold research group meetings
o Once a week
o Once a month
o Twice a month
o At random/ as needed
o Never
o Other
If "other," please explain (100 characters and spaces limit):____
6. How was the workspace for students in your NASA research group
organized?
o We had a common lab/work room
o We had individual offices
o We each had our own desk in a group office.
o We were not allocated office/desk space
o Space was allocated by the department or program, not the research
group
o Other
If "other," please describe (100 characters and spaces limit):____
7. As compared to other students on my same academic level, my level of
participation in my NASA research group was:
o Less than average
o Average
o More than average
o There were no other students on my same academic level in the lab.
8. My research was primarily conducted:
o Using a computer in an office
o In a laboratory
o Outside doing field work
o Other
If other, please describe__________________________________
9. My research group was primarily associated with:
o An engineering department
o A larger research center
o Other
If "other," please describe (50 characters and spaces limit):____
Adapted from: Crede, E., & Borrego, M. (2013). From ethnography to items: A mixed methods approach
to developing a survey to examine graduate engineering student retention. Journal of Mixed Methods
Research, 7(1), 62-80.

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10. Please use this space to provide any additional feedback about your
internship experience you’d like to share with us (500 characters with
spaces):_________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
11. Please provide a current email address and your NASA UUPIC number so
that we are able to connect your Pre-experience and Post-experience
surveys with your profile information in NASA’s database.
Email address: ______________________
UUPIC number: _____________________
I do not have a NASA UUPIC number:____
Please provide the following feedback on your experience completing this survey:
12. How many minutes did you take to complete this survey? (whole number
only)___

Thank you for participating!

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