APPENDIX C Survey 1. Name 2. Sex/Gender a. Male b. Female
c. Prefer not to answer 3. Ethnicity
a. American Indian or Alaska Native b. Asian
c. Black or African American
d. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander e. White
f. Other
g. Prefer not to answer 4. High School name and location
Mathematics Self-Efficacy Scale – Revised
Rate your ability to solve the following mathematical tasks on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 = no confidence and 5 = complete confidence.
1. Add two large numbers e.g., 5739 + 62543) in your head. 2. Determine the amount of sales tax on a clothing purchase. 3. Figure out how much material to buy in order to make curtains.
4. Determine how much interest you will end up paying on a $675 loan over 2 years at 14 ¾% interest.
5. Use a scientific calculator.
6. Compute your car's gas mileage.
7. Calculate recipe quantities for a dinner for 41 when the original recipe is for 12 people.
8. Balance your checkbook without a mistake.
9. Understand how much interest you will earn on your savings account in 6 months, and how that interest is computed.
10. Figure out how long it will take to travel from City A to City B driving 55mph. 11. Set up a monthly budget for yourself.
12. Compute your income taxes for the year.
13. Understand a graph accompanying an article on business profits.
14. Figure out how much you would save if there is a 15% markdown on an item you wish to buy.
15. Estimate your grocery bill in your head as you pick up items.
16. Figure out which of two summer jobs is the better offer; one with a higher salary but no benefits, the other with a lower salary plus room, board, and travel expenses. 17. Figure out the tip on your part of a dinner bill split 8 ways.
18. Figure out how much lumber you need to buy in order to build a set of bookshelves.
Rate your ability to solve the following mathematical problems on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 = no confidence and 5 = complete confidence.
19. In a certain triangle, the shortest side is 6 inches. The longest side is twice as long as the shortest side, and the third side is 3.4 inches shorter than the longest side. What is the sum of the three sides in inches?
20. ABOUT how many times larger than 614,360 is 30,668,000?
21. There are three numbers. The second is twice the first and the first is one-third of the other number. Their sum is 48. Find the largest number.
22. Five points are on a line. T is next to G. K is next to H. C is next to T. H is next to G. Determine the positions of the points along the line.
23. If y = 9 + x15, find x when y = 10.
24. A baseball player got two hits for three times at bat. This could be represented by 2/3. Which decimal would most closely represent this?
25. If P = M + N, then which of the following will be true? a. N=P-M
b. P-N=M c. N+M=p
26. The hands of a clock form an obtuse angle at --- o'clock.
27. Bridget buys a packet containing 9-cent and 13-cent stamps for $2.65. If there are 25 stamps in the packet, how many are 13-cent stamps?
28. On a certain map, 7/8 inch represents 200 miles. How far apart are two towns whose distance apart on the map is 3 1/2 inches?
29. Fred's bill for some household supplies was $13.64. If he paid for the items with a $20 bill, how much change should he receive?
30. Some people suggest that the following formula be used to determine the average weight for boys between the ages of 1 and 7: W = 17 + 5A where W is the weight in pounds and A is the boy's age in years. According to this formula, for each year older a boy gets, should his weight become more or less, and by how much? 31. Five spelling tests are to be given to Mary's class. Each test has a value of 25 points.
Mary's average for the first four tests is 15. What is the highest possible average she can have on all five tests?
32. 3 4/5 - 1/2 = ---.
33. In an auditorium, the chairs are usually arranged so that there are x rows and y seats in a row. For a popular speaker, an extra row is added, and an extra seat is added
to every row. Thus, there are x + 1 rows and y + 1 seats in each row, and there will be (x + 1) and (y + 1) seats in the auditorium. Multiply (x + 1) (y + 1).
34. A ferris wheel measures 80 feet in circumference. The distance on the circle between two of the seats is 10 feet. Find the measure in degrees of the central angle SOT whose rays support the two seats.
35. Set up the problem to be done to find the number asked for in the expression "six less than twice 4 5/6"?
36. Two circles in the same plane with the same center and different radii are called -- ---.
Rate your ability to complete the following college course with a grade of B or better on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 = no confidence and 5 = complete confidence.
37. Advanced calculus 38. Calculus 39. Biochemistry 40. Statistics 41. Computer science 42. Physiology 43. Trigonometry 44. Economics 45. Zoology 46. Accounting 47. Philosophy 48. Business administration 49. Geometry 50. Algebra II 51. Algebra I
52. Basic college math
Short Grit Scale (Grit-S)
Answer the following questions on a scale of 1 to 5. (1 = not at all like me and 5 = very much like me)
Consistency of interest
1. I often set a goal but later choose to pursue a different one. 126
2. I have been obsessed with a certain idea or project for a short time but later lost interest.
3. I have difficulty maintaining my focus on projects that take more than a few months to complete.
4. New ideas and projects sometimes distract me from previous ones. Perseverance of effort
5. I finish whatever I begin. 6. Setbacks don’t discourage me. 7. I am diligent.
8. I am a hard worker.
Implicit Theory of Intelligence Scale
Answer the following on a scale of 1 to 6. (1 = strongly disagree and 6 = strongly agree) 9. You have a certain amount of intelligence and you really can’t do much to change
it.
10. Your intelligence is something about you that you can’t change very much. 11. You can learn new things, but you can’t really change your basic intelligence. TTC Specific Questions
12. Why did you choose to apply for TTC’s pre-engineering program? 13. Describe what your expectations were for the program.
14. Were your expectations met? Please explain.
15. Describe what the TTC pre-engineering program provided that you deem helpful for your success at the STEM Academy.
16. Describe what the TTC pre-engineering program provided that you deem not helpful for your success at the STEM Academy.
17. If you are choosing to not continue in TTC’s pre-engineering program next year, please explain why.
18. Would you be willing to participate in a group interview about TTC’s pre- engineering program?
o Yes o No
19. How helpful were the following to your success at the STEM Academy? 1 = not helpful and 5 = very helpful
o Your achievement in prior courses. o The class sizes at TTC.
o The students at TTC.
o The decrease in disruptive behavior at TTC. o Your peers are TTC.
o The quality of teaching at TTC.
o The teacher-student relationships at TTC
o The use of inquiry-based teaching (learning through exploration) at TTC. o The use of direct instruction at TTC.
o The use of problem-based teaching (learning in order to solve a problem) at TTC.
o The use of cooperative learning at TTC.
20. How likely are you to continue a career in the engineering field? 1= not likely, 5 = very likely
21. How likely are you to continue your education I the engineering field? 1 = not likely, 5 = very likely
22. Describe your future career and/or educational plans.
23. What impacted these future career and/or educational plans?