MEANINGFUL ASSIGNMENTS IN COLLEGE: STUDENT SURVEY

EVALUATION TOOLS

Relevant and Meaningful Assignments in College

Research on women in computing strongly recommends ensuring that assignments be related to real-world concepts, real-world problems, or otherwise meaningful to students. This survey asks students to respond to a series of questions about their interest in course assignments as well as the relevance of assignments to their future and to society.

NOTE: The original version of this survey is available for download at You can modify or use as is.

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Dear Student:

The (Department Name) at the (University Name) is seeking your feedback to help us improve students' academic and social experiences in our computing program. This survey asks questions about your interest in the course assignments as well as the relevance of assignments to your future career and society. When answering these questions, consider your experiences in (your computing major or minor) ONLY, not experiences in your classes outside of the major or minor. You do not have to complete this survey, nor do you have to respond to any question you do not wish to address. You must be 18 or older to complete this survey. For each question, please choose the one answer that best represents your response.

  1. Is your major or minor (your computing major or minor name)?

 Yes (please skip to #3) /  No
  1. How likely are you to seek a major or minor in (your computing major or minor name)?

 Very unlikely /  Unlikely /  Likely /  Very Likely /  Don’t know
  1. How many computing assignments did you find interesting?

 None /  Only 1 assignment /  A few assignments /  Most or all assignments
  1. I understand the relevance of the assignments to my career goals.

 Strongly Disagree /  Disagree /  Agree /  Strongly Agree
  1. I understand how the material covered in my courses relates to society.

 Strongly Disagree /  Disagree /  Agree /  Strongly Agree
  1. Assignments increase my interest in the subject matter of computing.

 Strongly Disagree /  Disagree /  Agree /  Strongly Agree
  1. Assignments show me how useful knowledge of computing can be.

 Strongly Disagree /  Disagree /  Agree /  Strongly Agree
  1. My gender is:

 Male /  Female / Trans* /  Decline to answer
  1. My academic year is:

 First year /  Second year /  Third year /  Fourth year /  Fifth year
  1. How would you describe your race/ethnicity? (Check as many as apply)

African American/Black / Asian/ Pacific Islander / Hispanic/ Latina/Latino / Native American/Alaskan Native / White/ Caucasian / Other