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SAGE 2010 Evaluation Form
Please assist us in improving SAGE by answering the relevant questions below. For “REU Undergraduates,” some of the questions are specifically directed toward our reporting requirements for the NSF. Answers to certain questions may compromise your anonymity. Do not answer them if you wish to remain anonymous. Thank you for your comments and for participating in SAGE!!!
Name (optional): ______
Questions 1- 5 to be answered by “REU Undergraduates”; optional for others.
1. Year of schooling completed (junior, senior, BS completed?, date?, other?):______. Expected BS completion date (month and year):______
Home Institution:______
Major field of study:______
Home institution’s highest degree granted in your field: choose one (associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, doctoral degree):______
2. Gender (circle one): Male Female Disability status: ______; Citizenship: ______Ethnicity (circle a. or b.): a. Hispanic or Latino; b. Not Hispanic or Latino
Race: (circle one of a. – e.): a. American Indian or Alaska Native; b. Asian; c. Black or African American; d. Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; e. White
(This information is requested by the NSF and the categories are specified by the NSF)
3. Title or topic of your report: ______
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Supervisor at SAGE (faculty member(s) with whom you worked most closely): ______
4. What do you consider your major research finding at SAGE (one sentence)? ______
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5. a) What were your main goals in attending SAGE? ______
b) To what extent did you meet your goals?______
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c) What new skills did you gain at SAGE? ______
d) What were the major highlights for you at SAGE?______
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e) Did you find the extra days/field trip useful? Please be specific.______
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6. What are your current career interests/goals? (circle top choices, rank of desired)
a. Oil and Gas b. Mining c. Hydrology d. Environmental/Engineering
e. Teaching/Academia f. Research g. Government h. Other ______.
7. Has the SAGE experience helped you better identify your career interests/goals?______
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8. What parts of SAGE were most valuable to you? Rank from most valuable (5) to least valuable (1):
Most Valuable Least Valuable NA
Lectures 5 4 3 2 1 0
Guest Presentations 5 4 3 2 1 0
Field studies: 5 4 3 2 1 0
Arch site 5 4 3 2 1 0
Domingo area 5 4 3 2 1 0
Field trips 5 4 3 2 1 0
Computer modeling 5 4 3 2 1 0
Data analysis/interpretations 5 4 3 2 1 0
Teamwork 5 4 3 2 1 0
Oral presentations 5 4 3 2 1 0
Written report 5 4 3 2 1 0
9. Would you like to see more or less of any activity? Please be specific. ______
10. What was the value to you of visitors and guest lectures? Please be as specific as possible. ______
11. How did you learn about SAGE (e.g., from your professor, from other students, searching for summer programs, the NSF REU web pages, other)? ______
12. How would you characterize SAGE as an educational experience? ______
13. Overall, what suggestions do you have for improving SAGE? ______
14. How do you rank the overall value of the SAGE program to you?
[Very valuable] 5 4 3 2 1 [Not valuable]
15. Other comments: