Data Science Literacy Survey

Dear Educator,

Our team is developing free online astronomy data science interactives that are shared in the form of a story, like those produced by news organizations like the New York Times, Washington Post, or usafacts.org, to promote data science literacy. We would be grateful for your feedback regarding your and your students' needs in this area.

If you have questions, please contact Patricia Udomprasert by e-mail at pudompra@cfa.harvard.edu. We look forward to your response by Monday, May 18, 2020.

Best regards,

Patricia Udomprasert, Ph.D.
WWT Ambassadors Program | Science Education Department
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
60 Garden Street – MS 42
Cambridge, MA 02138

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* 1. I teach (select all that apply):

physics, astronomy, computer science, or engineering at a high school

STEM-related content in an out-of-school setting

Astro 101, physics, computer science, or engineering at a community college

Astro 101, physics, computer science, or engineering at a four-year college

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How important is it for your students to be able to do the following:

	Critical	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Understand how to interpret data on a graph.	Understand how to interpret data on a graph. Critical	Understand how to interpret data on a graph. Very important	Understand how to interpret data on a graph. Somewhat important	Understand how to interpret data on a graph. Not important
Make a coherent argument using data.	Make a coherent argument using data. Critical	Make a coherent argument using data. Very important	Make a coherent argument using data. Somewhat important	Make a coherent argument using data. Not important
Manipulate, work with, and perform calculations using data in a table.	Manipulate, work with, and perform calculations using data in a table. Critical	Manipulate, work with, and perform calculations using data in a table. Very important	Manipulate, work with, and perform calculations using data in a table. Somewhat important	Manipulate, work with, and perform calculations using data in a table. Not important
Understand how to interpret data overlaid on a map.	Understand how to interpret data overlaid on a map. Critical	Understand how to interpret data overlaid on a map. Very important	Understand how to interpret data overlaid on a map. Somewhat important	Understand how to interpret data overlaid on a map. Not important
Understand how uncertainties affect conclusions that can be drawn from a dataset.	Understand how uncertainties affect conclusions that can be drawn from a dataset. Critical	Understand how uncertainties affect conclusions that can be drawn from a dataset. Very important	Understand how uncertainties affect conclusions that can be drawn from a dataset. Somewhat important	Understand how uncertainties affect conclusions that can be drawn from a dataset. Not important
Understand enough statistics to be informed consumers of the news.	Understand enough statistics to be informed consumers of the news. Critical	Understand enough statistics to be informed consumers of the news. Very important	Understand enough statistics to be informed consumers of the news. Somewhat important	Understand enough statistics to be informed consumers of the news. Not important
Recognize misleading statistics presented on social media.	Recognize misleading statistics presented on social media. Critical	Recognize misleading statistics presented on social media. Very important	Recognize misleading statistics presented on social media. Somewhat important	Recognize misleading statistics presented on social media. Not important

Are there other important skills we haven't listed?

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* 3. The main impediments to my students becoming more literate in data science are:

Not enough time to fit this into my course

Not a requirement in my district or department's curriculum

Students don't have prior knowledge necessary to learn these concepts in my class

Students don't have interest in these topics and don't try to understand them

I am not knowledgeable enough about data science to feel comfortable including it in my course

I do not have access to online interactive tools that promote these concepts

I do not have access to astronomy datasets that are suitable for promoting these concepts

I do not have time to curate available teaching tools and data sets

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Please select the statements that apply to you:

I would be interested in using astronomy data science interactives that give my students ready access to data sets and tools they can use to visualize and analyze data.

I would be interested in pilot testing astronomy data science interactives with my students, and administering assessments and surveys to help evaluate their impact on data science literacy.

Other (please specify)

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* 5. If you would like to stay in touch, please provide the following:

Your name

Your institution

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address