Discipline-Based Faculty Survey

Discipline-based faculty survey Robert Noyce Scholarship Program Evaluation

1. Are you familiar with a program called the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program (for

science and mathematics teachers) and its goals?

Yes No

If yes, how do you think it has affected your institution’s science, technology, engineering, or

math (STEM) teacher certification programs?

2. How often do you interact with STEM education faculty?

weekly

monthly

every semester or quarter

once a year

less than once a year

3. What is the nature of your interaction with STEM education students or faculty—for

instance, do you (Mark all that apply.)

Advise

Consult

Help with internships/service learning

Help with job placement

Observe

Interact in some other way

Please describe that interaction.

4. How would you compare the ability of STEM majors who do not intend to become

teachers with those who intend to become teachers?

Future teachers are, on average, of higher ability than STEM majors who don’t plan to teach Both groups are of similar ability

Future teachers are, on average, of lower ability than non-teachers

I cannot compare these groups

5. At your institution, how do the scholarship funds available to STEM majors who plan to

teach and those who don’t plan to teach compare?

More funds are available to those who teach

More funds are available to those are in STEM studies

Comparable amount of funds are available to both groups

I cannot compare availability of funds

6. If you advise students, please answer the following three questions:

a. What factors would make you likely to encourage STEM majors to enter teaching?

b. What advice have you given students who are considering teaching?

c. Does the availability of scholarships or stipends affect the advice you give to STEM majors?