2014 RIR STEM Education Day Program

Career Interest Questionnaire

This survey contains 12 questions. Please read each statement and mark the circle that best indicates how you feel about each statement.

What school do you attend? ______Male Female

Instructions: Please select a level of agreement to indicate how you feel about each statement. SD – Strongly Disagree D – Disagree N – Neutral A – Agree SA - Strongly Agree

Statement SD D N A SA

1. I would like to have a STEM-related career. 1 2 3 4 5

2. My family is interested in the STEM courses I take. 1 2 3 4 5

3. I would enjoy a STEM-related career. 1 2 3 4 5

4. My family has encouraged me to study STEM curriculum. 1 2 3 4 5

5. I will go to college and major in an area needed for a STEM-related career. 1 2 3 4 5

6. I will graduate with a college degree in a major area needed for a STEM-related 1 2 3 4 5 career.

7. I will have a successful professional career and make substantial contributions 1 2 3 4 5 towards STEM.

8. I will get a job in a STEM-related field. 1 2 3 4 5

9. Some day when I tell others about my career, they will respect me for doing 1 2 3 4 5 work in STEM.

10. A STEM-related career would enable me to work with others in meaningful 1 2 3 4 5 ways.

11. Engineers and scientists and make a meaningful difference in the world. 1 2 3 4 5 12. Having a STEM-related career would be challenging. 1 2 3 4 5

STEM Semantics Survey

This five-part questionnaire is designed to assess your perceptions of scientific disciplines. Please respond with your first impression without giving each question too much thought. This questionnaire should take five minutes to complete and all answers will remain anonymous. Instructions: Please choose one box that best describes how you feel about each statement. To me, SCIENCE is: 1 Fascinating Mundane 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 2 Appealing Unappealing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 3 Exciting Unexciting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 4 Means nothing Means a lot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 5 Boring Interesting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 .

To me, MATH is: 1 Boring Interesting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 2 Appealing Unappealing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 3 Fascinating Mundane 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 4 Exciting Unexciting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 5 Means nothing Means a lot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 .

To me, ENGINEERING is: 1 Appealing Unappealing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 2 Fascinating Mundane 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 3 Means nothing Means a lot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 4 Exciting Unexciting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 5 Boring Interesting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . To me, TECHNOLOGY is: 1 Appealing Unappealing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 2 Meaning nothing Means a lot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 3 Boring Interesting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 4 Exciting Unexciting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 5 Fascinating Mundane 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 .

To me, a CAREER in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (is): 1 Means nothing Means a lot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 2 Boring Interesting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 3 Exciting Unexciting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 4 Fascinating Mundane 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 5 Appealing Unappealing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 .

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