Country of Birth:
Years in United States
Highest level of education received
Middle School or Junior Secondary School
High School or Senior Secondary School
College /University Education - not complete
College/University Diploma
College/ University Degree
Name of
School/College in
Country of first science
Present level of education:
College Freshman
College Sophomore
College Junior
College Senior
Post Graduate
Name of
present
Present major course of
study
If you are in high school,
Number
of years of formal science learning?
Number of years of formal science
learning in the United States?
Number of years of formal science
learning at the secondary and tertiary levels in your
country of origin (or previous country)?
How did you choose your
present major?
select one
Curiosity
Monetary potential
Pure interest in science
Parents'/Guardians' influence
Other
What do you find
particularly interesting
Do you find any similarity
in the way science is taught in the U.S. and your home
country.
Yes
No
Please indicate the
similarities or differences in the way science is
taught.
To what extent did you
participate in hands-on activity in your home country?
Describe on a scale of 0-4
the degree of laboratory facilities you enjoyed in your
home country.
0 = None whatsoever
1=Very limited
2=Barely adequate
3=Quite adequate
4=Excellent
On a scale of 0 to 4, rate
the degree of laboratory facilities you have enjoyed in
the U.S.
0=None whatsoever
1=very limited
2=barely adequate
3=quite adequate
4=excellent
How easy was it for you to
use laboratory facilities provided for you in your
country?
1=very easy
2=easy
3=not so easy
4=difficult
5=very difficult
How easy was it for you to
use the laboratory facilities to which you are exposed
in the U.S.?
1=very easy
2=easy
3=not so easy
4=difficult
5=very difficult
Were you discouraged or
intimidated by the level of exposure in the U.S.?
1=not at all
2=a little discouraged
3=not discouraged
4=quite discouraged
5=hopelessly discouraged
To what extent was the
computer used as a medium of teaching in your home
country?
1=Every day
2=Once a week
3=Once a month
4=Very rare
5=Never
To what extent have you used
the computer as medium of learning science in the U.S.?
1=Every day
2=Once a week
3=Once a month
4=Very rare
5=Never
How helpful were your
science instructors in the United States in introducing
new laboratory techniques?
1=extremely helpful
2=very helpful
3=a little bit helpful
4=indifferent
How well have you been doing
in the use of laboratory facilities during classes,
compared with your classmates?
To what extent do you think
your laboratory performances depended on your previous
experience?
1=a lot
2=a little bit
3=does not matter
To what extent did you get
involved in group projects in your home country?
1=very frequently
2=frequently
3=from time to time
4=once in term
5=not at all
To what extent were you
exposed to group projects in the US in your present, or
any previous institution you attended?
1=very frequently
2=frequently
3=from time to time
4=once in term
5=not at all
Did you fit easily into
group settings during group projects in your previous
country?
1=very well
2=a little bit
3=did not think of it
4=did not fit in
5=very difficult to fit in
Did you fit easily into
group settings during group projects in your present or
previous institution in the US?
1=very well
2=a little bit
3=did not think of it
4=did not fit in
5=very difficult to fit in
To what extent were field
trips used for the teaching of science in your home
country?
1=very frequently
2=frequently
3=from time to time
4=once in term
5=not at all
To what extent were field
trips used for the teaching of science in your
experience in the US?
1=very frequently
2=frequently
3=from time to time
4=once in term
5=not at all
If you could go back to your
home country, what suggestions, based on your
experience, would you recommend to your science teacher?
If you could, what
suggestions for the teaching of science would you
recommend to your present teachers here in the US?
