GEM-SET Survey Results - Student

  
   
 
Total number of students who responded: 43
  • Think of the technology that you use most often. How comfortable do you feel when you use this technology:
    1. Not comfortable at all (novice)
    2. Not very comfortable
    3. Comfortable
    4. Very comfortable
    5. Extremely comfortable (expert user)

    Results:
    Answer# Responses%
    4. Very Comfortable24 56%
    3. Comfortable11 26%
    5. Extremely comfortable8 18%

  • How long have you been participating in the GEM-SET program?
      • Less than one year
      1 - 2 years
      2 - 3 years
      3 - 4 years

    Results:
    Answer# Responses%
    1 - 216 37%
    Less than 116 37%
    2 - 36 14%
    3 - 45 12%

  • How often do you post questions?
      • Multiple times per week
      Once per week
      Several times per month
      Once per month
      I have not yet had a chance to post/respond.

    Results:
    Answer# Responses%
    Once per month22 51%
    Not yet16 37%
    Several times per month2 5%
    Multiple times per week2 5%
    Once per week1 2%

  • How often are you able to access the Internet?
      • Multiple times per week
      Once per week
      Several times per month
      Once per month
      Less than once per month

    Results:
    Answer# Responses%
    Multiple times per week38 89%
    Once per week4 9%
    Several times per month1 2%

  • Where do you usually connect from?
      • School
      Home
      Library
      Other

    Results:
    Answer# Responses%
    Home37 86%
    School4 9%
    Library2 5%

  • You are
      • in middle school
      in high school
      finished with high school

    Results:
    Answer# Responses%
    in high school37 86%
    finished with high school5 12%
    in middle school1 2%

  • What do you feel are some advantages to the GEM-SET program? (Click all that apply)
      • Ability to reach a large number of participants
      # Responses%
      25 58%

      Ability to read questions and answers from other participants
      # Responses%
      38 88%

      Ability to participate when it is convenient for me
      # Responses%
      34 79%

      Prefer interactions over the internet
      # Responses%
      7 16%

      Other, please specify:



  • What do you feel are some disadvantages to the GEM-SET program? (Click all that apply)
      • Difficult to form bonds with other participants
      # Responses%
      18 42%

      Bothered by e-mail not relevant to my interests
      # Responses%
      14 33%

      Have to wait for the digest for responses
      # Responses%
      14 33%

      Prefer face-to-face interactions
      # Responses%
      10 23%

      Other, please specify:



  • If you could change anything about the GEM-SET program, what would it be?


  • How would you rate your experience in the GEM-SET program?
    1. Outstanding
    2. Good
    3. OK
    4. Not well
    5. Poor

    Results:
    Answer# Responses%
    Good21 49%
    OK12 28%
    Outstanding6 14%
    Not Well3 7%
    Poor1 2%

  • How would you rate your satsifaction level in the GEM-SET program?
    1. Outstanding
    2. Good
    3. OK
    4. Not well
    5. Poor

    Results:
    Answer# Responses%
    OK16 40%
    Good14 35%
    Outstanding10 25%

  • Would you recommend the GEM-SET program to other students?
    1. Definitely
    2. Probably so
    3. Maybe
    4. Probably not
    5. Definitely not

    Results:
    Answer# Responses%
    Probably so21 49%
    Definitely16 37%
    Maybe4 9%
    Probably Not2 5%

  • Have you participated in a GEM-SET field trip or career day?
      • Yes No

    Results:
    Answer# Responses%
    N37 86%
    Y6 14%

  • If yes, what event did you participate in?


  • If yes, did it increase your knowledge of SET subjects?
    1. Definitely
    2. Probably so
    3. Maybe
    4. Probably not
    5. Definitely not
      6. Results:
      Answer# Responses%
      Definitely5 83%
      Probably So1 17%


  • Would you participate in another GEM-SET field trip or career day?
    1. Definitely
    2. Probably so
    3. Maybe
    4. Probably not
    5. Definitely not

    Results:
    Answer# Responses%
    Definitely5 83%
    Maybe1 17%

  • Have you been involved in a one-to-one mentor program (where you were paired with one mentor)?
      • Yes No

    Results:
    Answer# Responses%
    N37 86%
    Y6 14%

  • If yes, how do you compare the network model of the GEM-SET program to the one-to-one mentor program?
    1. The GEM-SET program is better than the one-to-one program
    2. The GEM-SET program is just as good as the one-to-one program
    3. The GEM-SET program is not as good as the one-to-one program
    4. Hard to compare
      5. Results:
      Answer# Responses%
      Hard to compare3 50%
      Not as good2 33%
      Just as good1 17%

      Comments:

  • What do you like better about the GEM-SET program?


  • What do you like better about the one-to-one program?


  • Please describe any other mentor program(s) you have participated in (e.g. another e-mentor program, a face-to-face program, tutoring) and your experience in that program:


  • Have you posted questions to the GEM-SET listserv yet?
      • Yes No

    Answer# Responses%
    Y26 63%
    N15 37%

  • If so, have you found the answer(s) posted by the mentor(s) to be helpful (for the most part)?
    1. Very helpful
    2. Helpful
    3. Somewhat helpful
    4. Not very helpful
    5. Not helpful at all

    Answer# Responses%
    Helpful13 50%
    Very helpful11 42%
    Somewhat helpful2 8%

  • On the whole, how do you rate the level of detail provided in the mentors' answers to questions?
    1. I prefer less detail
    2. The answers are fine
    3. I prefer more detail

    Answer# Responses%
    Fine35 90%
    Prefer more4 10%

  • How would you rate your interest in science, engineering and technology (SET) a year ago?
    1. Very interested
    2. Moderately interested
    3. Interested
    4. Moderately uninterested
    5. Uninterested

    Answer# Responses%
    1. Very interested15 35%
    3. Interested13 30%
    2. Moderately interested12 28%
    4. Moderately uninterested3 7%

  • How would you rate your interest in SET subjects now?
    1. Very interested
    2. Moderately interested
    3. Interested
    4. Moderately uninterested
    5. Uninterested

    Answer# Responses%
    1. Very interested24 56%
    2. Moderately interested10 23%
    3. Interested7 16%
    4. Moderately uninterested2 5%

  • Has the GEM-SET program helped to increase your interest or comfort with SET subjects?
    1. Yes, a lot
    2. Yes, somewhat
    3. No, not at all

    Answer# Responses%
    2. Yes, somewhat29 67%
    3. No8 19%
    1. Yes, a lot6 14%

  • How would you rate your confidence in your SET skills a year ago?
    1. Very confident
    2. Confident
    3. Somewhat confident
    4. Not very confident
    5. Not confident at all

    Answer# Responses%
    3. Somewhat confident18 42%
    2. confident13 30%
    4. Not very confident6 14%
    1. Very confident5 12%
    5. Not confident at all1 2%

  • How would you rate your confidence in your SET skills now?
    1. Very confident
    2. Confident
    3. Somewhat confident
    4. Not very confident
    5. Not confident at all

    Answer# Responses%
    2. Confident15 35%
    3. Somewhat confident14 33%
    1. Very confident12 28%
    4. Not confident at all 2 5%

  • Has the GEM-SET program helped to increase your confidence in your SET skills?
    1. Yes, a lot
    2. Yes, somewhat
    3. No, not at all

    Answer# Responses%
    2. Yes, somewhat25 58%
    3. No11 26%
    1. Yes, a lot7 16%

  • In the past year, I have felt that: (click all that apply)
      • SET subjects are too hard for me
      # Responses%
      7 16%

      I may not do well in SET subjects
      # Responses%
      14 33%

      My teachers do not support me in my SET interests
      # Responses%
      5 12%

      My friends or family do not support me in my SET interests
      # Responses%
      4 9%

      I am afraid that I may break something (computer, science project, etc.) while working on SET projects
      # Responses%
      4 9%

      These subjects are intended for males, rather than females
      # Responses%
      4 9%


  • How did you initially become interested in SET subjects?
      • The GEM-SET program Results:
      # Responses%
      7 16%

      A specific teacher at school
      # Responses%
      6 14%

      A class at school
      # Responses%
      15 35%

      A parent or relative
      # Responses%
      7 16%

      A friend
      # Responses%
      4 9%

      Reading about it in books, magazines, newspapers or on the Web
      # Responses%
      13 30%

      Watching TV or movies
      # Responses%
      8 19%

      A special event (ex: a science fair)
      # Responses%
      7 16%

      Other, please specify:

 


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