S23 MSU X Pathlight Coding Club Participant Pre-Survey

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We are interested in learning about your past experiences and current feelings about computing. This is not a test. Please answer honestly. Your responses will remain confidential. We will not know your identity.

What type of device will you most likely be using for our sessions? *

Computer or PC

Laptop or Chromebook

iPad or Tablet

Smartphone

I do not know what will be available to me week to week

Other:

Does your device have a working microphone and/or camera?

(The best way to check this is if on Zoom you are able to unmute and turn on your video camera.)

I have a working camera and microphone

I only have a working camera

I only have a working microphone

I do not have access to a camera or a microphone

In what ways do you use a computer?

Check all that apply.

I don’t use computers

Playing games

Accessing Web sites for information (Google searches, Wikipedia, etc.)

Slideshow presentations

Spreadsheets

Artwork/animations

Listening to music or watching videos

Social media

Maintaining a website

School work or attending classes

Robotics

Programming

Designing/maintaining computer networks (LAN, wireless)

Open source contributions

Hackathons

Other:

Have you taken any computer classes or camps before? *

Yes

If yes, please provide a brief description of the class or camp.

Have you participated in the MSU x Pathlight Coding Club before? *

Yes

Why did you register for this program? *

Check all that apply. You may also add reasons under "Other."

I am interested in computing.

This particular program sounded fun.

My parent(s) wanted me to.

A friend recommended it.

I want to make friends with others my age who share my interests in computing.

I've taken the MSU x Pathlight Coding Club last year and wanted to participate again.

Other:

Required

What do you think computer science is?

What do you think computer scientists do?

Check as many sentences as you wish from the list below to best reflect your thoughts.

I don’t know what computer scientists do

Computer scientists mainly work on machines and computers

Computer scientists work with other people to solve problems

Computer scientists work on their own

Computer scientists don't have to code

Computer scientists have lots of choices about what they can do in their jobs

Computer scientists mainly work on things that have little to do with me

How interested are you in exploring computer science as a possible area of study or job choice?

Very interested

Somewhat interested

Not at all interested

Clear selection

Do you think you will go to tertiary school (college or university)? *

Yes, for certain.

I probably will.

I have no preference.

I don't think I will.

No, definitely not.

If you plan to go to tertiary school (college or university), how likely or unlikely are you to major in computer science?

Very likely.

Somewhat likely.

I have no preference.

Somewhat unlikely.

Very unlikely.

I don't plan to go to tertiary school.

Clear selection

I believe that if I were to get a tertiary (college) degree in computing, I would probably…

I strongly agree

I agree

I disagree

I strongly disagree

Make good money

Do work that I would enjoy

Do work that can “make a difference” in people’s lives

Find a job easily

Clear selection

Right now, what do you believe about the following statements? *

I strongly agree

I agree

I'm not sure

I disagree

I strongly disagree

Learning computer science is hard.

You have to be really smart to learn computer science.

Only those who like math would like computer science.

I wouldn't fit in with those who are good at computer science.

Learning how to code is only useful if you are planning on going into computer science as a career.

Coding has nothing to do with my favorite hobbies.

I strongly agree

I agree

I'm not sure

I disagree

I strongly disagree

Learning computer science is hard.

You have to be really smart to learn computer science.

Only those who like math would like computer science.

I wouldn't fit in with those who are good at computer science.

Learning how to code is only useful if you are planning on going into computer science as a career.

Coding has nothing to do with my favorite hobbies.

Right now, how confident are you in your ability to...

Very confident

Confident

A little confident

Not at all confident

Learn computer science concepts?

Understand how computers represent data and images?

Design computer games?

Think of new ways to apply computer science (e.g., think of new uses for apps or software)?

Program computers to create new apps (i.e., write code)?

Find technological solutions to world problems using computer science?

Clear selection

Please use the rating scale below to rate how comfortable you are working with the following web design concepts.

* Expert = "I could use them in creating a website without any problem."
* Familiar = "I have used them before, and could figure out how to do so again if given some examples or some documentation.
* Weak = "I have been introduced to them; but I would need help to understand how to correctly use them again."
* NA = "I have never been introduced to them" (NA abbreviates 'Not applicable'.)

Expert

Familiar

Weak

HTML tags (<a></a>)

Links

Images

Lists

Tables

Styling with CSS

Clear selection

About You

These next questions are about you. We won’t know whose answers we are reading, but these questions let us know a little something about all of you and let us match up each pre-survey with a post-survey to understand learning trends.

Your gender *

Female

Male

Non-binary

Prefer not to say

Survey matching questions

We ask the last three questions on both this survey and a post-survey at the end of the program. Your answers to these questions let us match up each pre-survey with a post-survey to understand learning trends.

What are the first two letters of your first name? *

Use the name you prefer to be called. For example, if your name is Elizabeth but you prefer to be called Liz, then enter 'Li'.

What day of the month is your birthday? *

For example, if your birthday is April 1, enter '1'; if it is March 22, enter '22'.

How old will you be on the last day of this year (December 31)? *

Acknowledgement of Commitment

In order to earn a certificate of completion at the end of this program you *must attend at least 8 of the 10 Saturday sessions, participate during sessions, and show good effort in completing exercises in CodeHS. Do you understand these requirements and believe you can fulfill them?

*You can make up missed Saturday sessions by attending Bonus Hours.

I understand these requirements and will fulfill them.

I do not understand these requirements and would like to discuss them with a Mentor.

I do not believe I can fulfill these requirements.

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