Survey 2: End of Summer Workshop Survey

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1. What is data? Write a brief description of what you think data is?

2. What is the greatest challenge you think you might face when incorporating Web-accessible scientific datasets or analysis tools into your teaching?

3. Rate your awareness level of careers that use tools for data analysis (i.e. meteorologist using image analysis to understand weather patterns).

not very aware of these careers
know of a few careers
know of some careers
know of many careers
possess a high degree of awareness about these careers

Self assessment of information technology skills

Use the numeric scale to rate your level of understanding and proficiency with aspects of using Internet facilities and email.

4. Attatch image or text documents to email messages.

1---I know nothing/am not able
2---I am aware, but need assistance
3---I know it for my own use
4---I know it pretty well and could teach it to someone else if I had time to review
5---I could teach it to somebody else right now

5. Detach and open documents that arrive as attachments to email.

6. Send and receive messages to listserves.

7. Locate and download images.

8. Use a digital library to locate educational resources.

9.Open and view various file formats.

10. Take and save screen shots on your computer.

11. Install software.

12. Navigate computer file systems to locate saved files.

Use the numeric scale to rate your level of understanding and use of image analysis techniques in ImageJ.

13. Use drawing and text tools to annotate digital images.

14. Make distance and area measurements on digital images.

15. Adjust image brightness and contrast.

16. Stack and animate time-series images to detect change over time.

Use the numeric scale to rate your level of understanding and use of geographic information system techniques in ArcView GIS.

17. Use point, line, polygon, and image data to build a GIS map.

18. Add, turn on or off, activate, or change the drawing order of themes.

19. Change the map scale or projection.

20. Find, select, and manipulate the records of an attribute table.

21. Perform feature queries.

22. Perform spatial queries.

Use the numeric scale to rate your level of understanding and use of these techniques in spreadsheet applications.

23. Import data into rows and columns.

24. Insert and/or delete rows and columns.

25. Construct a graph to compare variables within a dataset.

26. Export data as a delimited text file.

27. How do you feel the week's teaching sessions went?

28. Please comment on how well you felt the session you prepared went this week.

29. What was the most useful part of the last two weeks?

30. How do you feel the two week workshop might have been improved?

31. How do you feel about implementing ImageJ, GIS, and Excel activities in your classroom next year?

32. Are there specific ways that TERC staff can support you in the upcoming year?

33. Please offer any additional feedback you would like to share.

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Thank you for completing the survey!