Student Interviews
Instrument 2: Eureka
Interview Guide for Eurekans Not Returning for a Second
Year
Project: Operation
SMART Eureka!
Girls Incorporated of Alameda
County
Funding Source: NSF:
Informal Science Education (ESIE)
Purpose: To
gather information on why
some girls chose not to continue participating in the Eureka
project
Administered To: Girls
who had participated
in the first year of the project but did not return for a
second year
Topics Covered:
- Course Evaluation: satisfaction
- Impact on Outcomes: confidence, content,
extracurricular activities, student performance,
technology
- Background Characteristics & Activities
(Student): current
coursework, purpose for participation
Format/Length: 7
questions, 1 closed- and 6
open-ended
Eureka Interview Guide for Eurekans not returning for a
second year
Hi, my name is ------- and I am working with Girls Inc. to
do an evaluation of the Eureka program. We are interested
in talking with you because you did not continue in the program
after the first year. We would like to ask your opinion of
the program. Can we spend about 15 minutes talking now? (If
yes, continue, if no, schedule a time)
Questions:
- What originally interested you in the Eureka program?
- In what ways did your Eureka participation help you with
school? (get examples)
- What math/science classes are you currently taking?
Math:
Science:
Would you have taken these courses if you had not been
in Eureka?
- In what ways did your Eureka participation help you with:
Math:
Science:
Computers:
Sports:
Did not help
- In what way did your Eureka participation increase your
confidence in taking math or science classes?
- What were the reasons for your not continuing with the
Eureka program?
- On a scale from 1 to 5 (1-low - 5-high) rate the overall
Eureka program.
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