CS Principles Student Pre-Course Survey (page 1 of 5)
1.
I am very good at school.
2.
When I encounter a problem without an obvious answer, I am always able to figure out some way to solve it.
3.
I think my schoolwork is interesting.
4.
It is important for me to be good at my schoolwork.
5.
People at my school notice when I am good at something.
6.
It is hard for people like me to be accepted at my school.
7.
Other students in my school take my opinions seriously.
8.
I am treated with as much respect as other students at my school.
9.
I can really be myself at school.
CS Principles Student Pre-Course Survey (page 2 of 5)
10.
I like computer science.
11.
I think computer science is interesting.
12.
I have the ability to learn computer science.
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I think I will be better at computer science than other kids at my school.
14.
When I encounter a computer science problem without an obvious answer, I will always be able to figure out some way to solve it.
15.
It is important to me to be good at computer science.
16.
People like me do computer science.
17.
I think I could become a computer scientist one day.
18.
I do computer science in my free time.
19.
Learning computer science will help me in my other school subjects.
CS Principles Student Pre-Course Survey (page 3 of 5)
20.
I am going to like this computer science class.
21.
I will feel comfortable in this computer science class.
22.
I know what I need to do to get good grades in this computer science class.
23.
I expect that at times I'll feel unsure whether I belong in this class.
24.
I think I will be treated with as much respect as other students in this computer science class.
25.
I think I will feel like I can be myself in this computer science class.
26.
I feel like my opinions will be taken seriously in this computer science class.
27.
I feel like it will be hard for people like me to be accepted in this computer science class.
28.
I worry that the teacher or students in this class could think that I am not as good at computer science as other students.
29.
I worry because I'm not good at math.
30.
I worry because I have little experience with computer science.
31.
I worry because of my gender.
32.
I worry because of my race/ethnicity.
33.
CS Principles Student Pre-Course Survey (page 4 of 5)
34.
Computer science is important for my future.
35.
I expect that I will use computer science in my job.
36.
I want to take more computer science classes in the future.
37.
Some people are just better at learning and doing computer science than others.
38.
I often take a step back and think about what is most important to me.
39.
Every person has the same ability to learn computer science, no matter what their gender, skin color, or background.
CS Principles Student Pre-Course Survey (page 5 of 5)
40.
Before your current computer science class, had you taken any other computer science classes at school?
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Have you ever participated in computer science activities or programs somewhere outside of school hours (such as at an after school program, online, or at a camp or summer program)?
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If yes, where did you previously take a computer science class or program outside of school hours? If you have participated in more than one program, please select the program where you have spent most of your time.