Pre-Survey: Zooniverse & Faith-based Communities

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This survey is part of an evaluation effort around the impact of our work engaging faith-based and interfaith communities in citizen science through Zooniverse.

Zooniverse.org is a website with ~100 active projects engaging the public in scientific research (for example, classifying galaxies, marking cell structures for cancer research, transcribing historical documents, etc.), in partnership with 100s of researchers and over 2 million participants worldwide.

The survey will take ~5 minutes. Thank you for your participation.

This effort is made possible in part thanks to a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

What are the last four digits of your phone number? (This is a way for us to match your pre-survey with your post-survey, while maintaining your privacy/anonymity.)

Please answer the following:

Strongly disagree

Disagree

In between

Agree

Strongly agree

I feel that I can contribute in meaningful ways to real research.

I think science is important

Science helps improve our everyday lives

Clear selection

Which of the following best describes what you think about the scientific method (as defined as the approach that science uses to gain knowledge, based on making observations, formulating laws and theories, and testing theories or hypotheses by experimentation)?

The scientific method generally produces accurate conclusions.

The scientific method can be used to produce any conclusion the researcher wants.

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How much confidence do you have that scientists act in the best interests of the public?

Please provide a brief explanation for your response above (about your confidence in scientists acting in the best interests of the public).

Zooniverse.org is a website with ~100 projects engaging the public in scientific research (for example, classifying galaxies, marking cell structures for cancer research, transcribing historical documents, etc.). How likely would you be to try a Zooniverse project?

Please provide a brief explanation for your response above. Why or why not would you consider trying a Zooniverse project?

There are hundreds of in-person "citizen science" projects that engage the public in scientific research (for example, collecting water samples, monitoring birds, etc.). How likely would you be to try an in-person citizen science project?

Please provide a brief explanation for your response above. Why or why not would you consider trying an in-person citizen science project?

Does science sometimes conflict with your own religious beliefs?

If you responded 'yes' to the above question, please explain why. If you responded 'no' to the above question, please explain why not.

What is the highest level of school you have completed or the highest degree you have received?

I identify my ethnicity as (select all that apply):

Asian

Black/African

White/Caucasian

Hispanic/Latinx

Native American

Pacific Islander

None of these categories describe my family (I'll use the box below)

Prefer not to answer

Other:

Age

Gender

Male

Female

Non-binary

Prefer to self-identify (I'll use the box below)

Prefer not to answer

Other:

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Please specify your religion and/or denomination.

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