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End of Workshop Evaluation
Mars for Earthlings GSA Workshop 2012
This survey is composed of 20 questions and should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
Please reflect on this event and let us know what worked and what needs improvement. Your input is valuable to us as we plan future workshops. Your responses to this survey will be kept confidential. We would like you to enter your name below. This will improve our ability to evaluate the program by allowing us to link information about your workshop experience to your responses to other evaluation instruments. Your name will be removed before sending these results to the evaluator and conveners; the workshop conveners and evaluators will not see your name.
Name:
Usefulness
1. Rate the following items in terms of their usefulness:
MFE Website
Select one:
1 - Wouldn't use
2 - Might use
3 - Definitely will use
4 - Undecided
Meet the Scientist Clips
Select one:
1 - Wouldn't use
2 - Might use
3 - Definitely will use
4 - Undecided
Google Earth Activity
Select one:
1 - Wouldn't use
2 - Might use
3 - Definitely will use
4 - Undecided
JMARS Activity
Select one:
1 - Wouldn't use
2 - Might use
3 - Definitely will use
4 - Undecided
Module: Sculpting Mars Surface
Select one:
1 - Wouldn't use
2 - Might use
3 - Definitely will use
4 - Undecided
Dry Ice Lab
Select one:
1 - Wouldn't use
2 - Might use
3 - Definitely will use
4 - Undecided
Diagenesis Lab
Select one:
1 - Wouldn't use
2 - Might use
3 - Definitely will use
4 - Undecided
Sea Monkey
Select one:
1 - Wouldn't use
2 - Might use
3 - Definitely will use
4 - Undecided
Sandbox Lab
Select one:
1 - Wouldn't use
2 - Might use
3 - Definitely will use
4 - Undecided
Incorporating Material into Curriculum
2. Rate the ease of incorporating the following material into your curriculum.
MFE Website
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4 - Undecided
Meet the Scientist Clips
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4 - Undecided
Google Earth Activity
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4 - Undecided
JMARS Activity
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4 - Undecided
Module: Sculpting Mars Surface
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4 - Undecided
Dry Ice Lab
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4 - Undecided
Diagenesis Lab
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4 - Undecided
Sea Monkey
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4 - Undecided
Sandbox Lab
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4 - Undecided
Clarity
3. Rate the ease of understanding how the following materials work/read.
MFE Website
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4- undecided
Meet the Scientist
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4- undecided
Google Earth
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4- undecided
JMARS
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4- undecided
Module: Sculpting Mars Surface
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4- undecided
Dry Ice
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4- undecided
Diagenesis Lab
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4- undecided
Sea Monkey
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4- undecided
Sandbox
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to incorporate
4- undecided
Usability
4. Rate how user-friendly the following material is.
MFE Website
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to use
4- undecided
Meet the Scientist
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to use
4- undecided
Google Earth
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to use
4- undecided
JMARS
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to use
4- undecided
Module: Sculpting Mars Surface
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to use
4- undecided
Dry Ice
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to use
4- undecided
Diagenesis Lab
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to use
4- undecided
Sea Monkey
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to use
4- undecided
Sandbox
Select one:
1-very difficult
2- some difficulty
3- easy to use
4- undecided
Course Content
5. Which items should be included in next year's course?
MFE Website
1 - Include
2 - Part of it
3 - Exclude
4 - Not sure
Meet the Scientist Clips
1 - Include
2 - Part of it
3 - Exclude
4 - Not sure
Google Earth
1 - Include
2 - Part of it
3 - Exclude
4 - Not sure
JMARS
1 - Include
2 - Part of it
3 - Exclude
4 - Not sure
Module: Sculpting Mars Surface
1 - Include
2 - Part of it
3 - Exclude
4 - Not sure
Dry Ice
1 - Include
2 - Part of it
3 - Exclude
4 - Not sure
Diagenesis Lab
1 - Include
2 - Part of it
3 - Exclude
4 - Not sure
Sea Monkey
1 - Include
2 - Part of it
3 - Exclude
4 - Not sure
Sandbox
1 - Include
2 - Part of it
3 - Exclude
4 - Not sure
6. Has this short course increased your knowledge of Mars and/or Mars data?
Select one:
Yes
No
Somewhat
7. How has this short course increased your familiarity with NASA-related online resources?
No change, same level of familiarity
Increased level of familiarity
Undecided
8. What did you learn from this course?
9. What do you plan to use from this course?
10. What would you like to see added to this course next year?
11. Would you like to have our materials for this course available hardcopy or digital?
Hardcopy
Online
Both
12. At what level do you currently teach? (you may choose multiple)
K-4
5-8
9-12
Community College
4-year Institution
4-year Institution + Graduate
Informal
I do not currently teach.
13. Is Mars content taught on your campus?
Yes
No
14. If so, in what department is it taught?
Select one:
Geology
Physics
Astronomy
Planetary Science
Other
If other, please specify:
15. Do you plan to teach or propose a new planetary science course?
Yes
No
Maybe
If yes, when?
16. Do you plan to integrate planetary geology into a current course?
Yes
No
Maybe
17. Would you recommend this course?
Yes
No
18. What suggestions do you have for improving the exercises you participated in? Please be as specific as you can.
19. Is our Earth analog approach to these teaching modules clear? If not, please provide suggestions for its improvement.
20. What are the factors important to you in choosing a short course (you may choose multiple answers):
Cost
Convener
Content
Other
If other, please specify.
Thank you for your time, input and contribution to the success and improvement of this short course.
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