CS-FAST Pre-Survey

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CS-FAST Pre-Survey

Please take 5-10 minutes to fill out this short CS-FAST pre-workshop survey. Please complete this survey BEFORE you do any other CS-FAST assignment (e.g., before you work on the pre-coffee time homework). Thank you!

First Name *

Last Name *

Email address *

How many years of elementary teaching experience do you have? *

What grade/content do you currently teach? (Check all that apply) *

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

6th Grade

Required

What other subjects have you taught in the past (if different from your current subjects)? *

What motivated you to attend this workshop? *

How would you characterize your prior computer programming experience? *

No computer programming experience

Exposure to one or more languages, but not enough to write a program

Basic knowledge of one or more languages, enough to complete textbook exercises

Ability to write a moderately complex program

How have you learned computer science previously? (Check all that apply) *

High school course

College course

Online course

Online activities or tutorials, self-taught

Professional development

N/A, I haven't learned much

Other:

Required

How would you characterize your current computational thinking understanding? *

No computational thinking understanding (I’m not even sure what it means)

Understand the definition of computational thinking

Basic knowledge of computational thinking

Ability to solve a moderately complex computational thinking problem

How would you characterize your current understanding of suggested nationwide/Colorado CS standards? *

No understanding

Understand that standards are available, though not sure what they are

Basic knowledge of the suggested CSTA/Colorado standards that exist

Ability to answer questions about the CSTA/Colorado standards that exist

Please rate your knowledge (no knowledge, basic knowledge, competent knowledge, extensive knowledge) of the following concepts: *

None

Basic

Competent

Extensive

Computer Literacy

Computational Thinking

CS Unplugged

CS Standards

Computer Programming

Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements: *

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

I understand computer science concepts well enough to teach basic computer science concepts effectively.

I find it difficult to explain computer science concepts to students.

I am typically able to answer questions students have about computer science.

I wonder if I have the necessary skills to teach computer science concepts.

When a student has difficulty understanding a computer science concept, I am usually at a loss as to how to help the student.

I feel prepared to teach basic computer science concepts in my elementary school class.

I feel that I can’t teach computer science as well as I do other subjects.

I know the steps necessary to teach computer science concepts to elementary school students.

I feel confident in my ability to teach basic computer science concepts.

I am comfortable with learning computing concepts.

I think computer science is boring.

I can learn to understand computing concepts.

I like writing computer code.

I do not think that I can learn to understand computing concepts.

I think computer science is interesting.

I am sure that I can learn how to program.