Instructions: As a current instructor of the NASA Beginning Engineering Science and Technology (BEST) Education Engineering Design Challenge (EDC) Activity, you’ve been selected to take part in this questionnaire to test a future survey for clarity and comprehensibility. The questions below ask about your experiences with the NASA BEST EDC you instructed in this year. Your answers to these questions will help us learn more about the activity, including what worked well and what we may improve on. Please complete the questions on this survey to the best of your ability. This survey is voluntary. You do not have to take the survey or answer any questions you do not want to. Also, your responses are confidential, meaning that your name will never be tied to your responses and no one will know how you responded to these questions.

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* 1. First Name:

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* 2. Last Name:

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* 3. Email:

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* 4. Date you attended the NASA EPD (workshop)?

Date

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* 5. What is the highest education you have completed? (Please select the highest degree earned)

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* 6. In what area of study(ies) is your highest college degree(s)? (Choose all that apply.)

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* 7. What type of educator are you? (Check all that apply)

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* 8. How many years of teaching experience do you have as a formal teacher? (select one)

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* 9. How many years of teaching experience do you have as an informal educator? (select one)

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* 10. How many years of teaching experience do you have as a administrator? (select one)

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* 11. How many years of teaching experience do you have as Other educator (as described in Q6)?

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* 12. Where do you teach/ work? (If applicable, write comparable information for your informal education center.)

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* 13. What grade level(s) are you currently teaching as a formal teacher? (Please select all that apply.)

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* 14. What grade level(s) are you currently working with as an informal educator or other work? (Please select all that apply.)

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* 15. What subject(s) are you currently teaching? (Please select all that apply.)

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* 16. As a formal educator, how many students are you teaching currently?

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* 17. If you are an informal educator, estimate how many students you work within a year or how many students are enrolled in your program?

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* 18. What grade level(s) have you taught in the past? (Please select all that apply.)

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* 19. Approximately how many hours of NASA Educator Professional Development programs have you completed since January 2017?

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* 20. On average, how many hours of STEM professional development do you attend per year?

Finally, we'd like to ask some questions about you.

These responses are being used in aggregate only, and will not be tied to your responses above.

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* 21. Are you... (Select only one)?

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* 22. Are you Hispanic or Latino/Latina?

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* 23. What is your Race (One or more categories may be selected)?

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Please provide feedback on your experience with this survey by answering the following questions.

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* 24. How many minutes did it take you to read the instructions and answer the questions?

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* 25. Please indicate the level to which you agree or disagree with each statement.

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a. The survey instructions were clear.
b. The questions were easy to understand.

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* 26. Do you have any additional comments or feedback on the instructions, questions, or survey navigation?

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