Survey of Ideas About Technology and Science

Supplementary Materials

Revised SITS Instrument

NAME:______

Survey of Ideas about Technology and Science

In this survey, you will be asked to share your ideas about science, technology, and environmental science.

For each of the items on the following pages, you will be asked to indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with a statement. Your choices will always be one of the following four options:

·  SD = Strongly Disagree

·  D = Disagree

·  A = Agree

·  SA = Strongly Agree

The survey contains 25 items. Please circle one response for each statement.

Section I: Ideas about learning. Items in this section present ideas related to learning and your experiences in school. Indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements. Please circle ONE response for EACH item.
Strongly
Disagree / Disagree / Agree / Strongly
Agree
1. I enjoy learning science. / SD / D / A / SA
2. School science has improved my decision-making. / SD / D / A / SA
3. I enjoy using technology to solve science problems. / SD / D / A / SA
4. I plan to take more science classes in college. / SD / D / A / SA
5. Technology helps me learn science. / SD / D / A / SA
6. More time in a college program should be devoted to science. / SD / D / A / SA
7. Computers make learning science more interesting. / SD / D / A / SA
8. Learning science is interesting. / SD / D / A / SA
9. I enjoy using technology to learn science. / SD / D / A / SA
10. More time in science classes should involve the use of technology. / SD / D / A / SA
Section II: Ideas about careers. Items in this section present ideas related to careers in science and technology. Indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements. Please circle ONE response for EACH item.
Strongly
Disagree / Disagree / Agree / Strongly
Agree
11. I would be more likely to take a job if I knew it involved working with environmental science. / SD / D / A / SA
12. Working in environmental science would be interesting. / SD / D / A / SA
13. I would like to become a scientist. / SD / D / A / SA
14. I would like to get a job in environmental science. / SD / D / A / SA
15. I would like to work in a field related to environmental science. / SD / D / A / SA
16. I would like to work with people who make discoveries in environmental science. / SD / D / A / SA
17. I would enjoy a job in environmental science. / SD / D / A / SA
18. I will probably choose a job that involves using technology to learn more about the environment. / SD / D / A / SA
19. I would enjoy working in a environmental science laboratory / SD / D / A / SA
20. I would like to work in the field to study environmental science / SD / D / A / SA
Section III: Ideas about environmental science. Items in this section present ideas related to environmental science. Indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements. Please circle ONE response for EACH item.
Strongly
Disagree / Disagree / Agree / Strongly
Agree
21. Environmental science helps create solutions to the world’s problems. / SD / D / A / SA
22. Environmental science is important for a country’s development. / SD / D / A / SA
23. Environmental science discoveries improve our quality of life. / SD / D / A / SA
24. Environmental science is important for modern life. / SD / D / A / SA
25. Environmental science is useful for the problems of everyday life. / SD / D / A / SA

Plots of Marginal Means for Constructs of Interest

Figure 1a: Marginal means for interest in learning environmental science (L1).

Figure 1b: Marginal means for interest in using technology to learn environmental science (L2).

Figure 1c: Marginal means for interest in careers in environmental science (C).

Figure 1d: Marginal means for attitudes toward environmental science (Env).