Parent Interviews
Instrument 1: Eureka
Parent Interview Guide
Project: Operation SMART Eureka!
Girls Incorporated of Alameda County
Funding Source: NSF:
Informal Science Education (ESIE)
Purpose: To
gather information from parents
about ways in which the parents believe the Eureka project
has affected their daughter
Administered To: Parents
whose daughter participated in the Eureka
project
Topics Covered:
- Perceptions (Parent): student activities, student
attitudes, student performance
- Project Evaluation: satisfaction
Format/Length: 6
open-ended questions with guidance for
interviewer
Eureka Parent Interview Guide:
- In what ways has ______________________ changed since
her participation in the Eureka program? (Try to elicit
examples of ways daughter has changed)
- Do you feel Eureka has helped your daughter with school?
(If so, how... If no, why?)
- Do you feel that _______________________ has more confidence
in _______________ as a result of Eureka (Ask about which
of these areas and how do they know confidence increased?)
__________Math_________Science_________Sports_____________Computers
- Has her participation in Eureka increased her overall
confidence in herself? How? (Ask for examples)
- On a scale from 1 to 5 (1 = low and 5 = high), what overall
rating would you give to the Eureka Program? Why?
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