Science in the Summer Parent Feedback Form

If you are a parent of a current or former Science in the Summer student, please take a moment to answer the questions below. Your response will help administrators determine if Science in the Summer is meeting its objective of teaching children basic scientific concepts through simple self-conducted experiments and short, easy-to-understand presentations.

1.

Did your child take any science classes in school before he or she attended the Science in the summer program at a library?

Yes    No

2.

How interested was your child in science before he or she participated in Science in the Summer?

Very Interested    Somewhat Interested    Not Very Interested

3.

How interested was your child in studying science after he or she participated in Science in the Summer?

Very Interested    Somewhat Interested    Not Very Interested

4.

Do you think that participating in Science in the Summer increased your child’s knowledge of basic scientific concepts?

Yes No

5.

Do you think that participating in Science in the Summer improved your child’s performance in school science class(es) that he or she took after the summer program?

Yes    No

6.

Did participating in Science in the Summer increase your child’s interest in pursuing a career in science such as engineering, medicine, or scientific research?

Yes    No

7.

Why did you want your child to participate in Science in the Summer?

Instruction of basic scientific concepts
Hands-on experiments
Small class size

8.

Would you recommend other parents to enroll their children in Science in the Summer?

Yes    No

9.

During the weeklong course, how many of the four classes did your child attend in total?

1    2    3    4

10.

What was the latest grade your child had completed when he or she participated in Science in the Summer?

2    3    4    5    6

11.

In what county did your child participate in Science in the Summer?

Bucks
Chester
Delaware
Montgomery
Philadelphia

12.

What is the most helpful feature of the Science in the Summer website?

course locations, dates, and times listed by county
media/press materials
links to newspaper articles about the program
contact e-mail address and phone number for more information on the program

To accurately evaluate the results of this survey, we need to know some additional information about your child.

13.

What is your child’s gender?

Male Female

14.

How old is your child?

7    8    9    10    11    12    13

15.

In what grade is your child now?

2    3    4    5    6    7    8

16.

Does your child attend public, parochial, or private school?

public    parochial    private