Appendix V: Parent Feedback

DO-IT Scholar Parent Feedback

The purpose of this survey is to determine how DO-IT activities have impacted your son or daughter. Participation is voluntary and will not affect his/her status in DO-IT. Please omit your name. If you have questions, contact [name], [phone].

• In which year did your son or daughter first attend a DO-IT Summer Study session?
  ____[2 years prior]    ____[1 year prior]     ____[current year]
• Indicate the degree to which each statement applies to your child where 1 = not at all, 5 = a great deal, and n/a = not applicable.

  	Not at All	A Small Amount	A Fair Amount	A Good Amount	A Great Deal	Not Applicable
  Participation in DO-IT has enhanced my child's:
  level of independence	1	2	3	4	5	n/a
  scholastic interest and participation	1	2	3	4	5	n/a
  interest in science, math, engineering	1	2	3	4	5	n/a
  interest in college	1	2	3	4	5	n/a
  perception of career options	1	2	3	4	5	n/a
  self-esteem	1	2	3	4	5	n/a
  social skills	1	2	3	4	5	n/a
  self-advocacy skills	1	2	3	4	5	n/a

• Indicate your impression of the value of the following specific activities in your child's development of social, academic, and career/employment skills, where 1 = not valuable at all, 5 = extremely valuable, n/a = not applicable

  	Not Valuable	Fairly Valuable	Valuable	Very Valuable	Extremely Valuable	Not Applicable
  Computer/Internet activities helped them develop:
  social skills	1	2	3	4	5	n/a
  academic skills	1	2	3	4	5	n/a
  career/employment skills	1	2	3	4	5	n/a
  Summer Study at UW helped them develop:
  social skills	1	2	3	4	5	n/a
  academic skills	1	2	3	4	5	n/a
  career/employment skills	1	2	3	4	5	n/a

What is the most noticeable impact of DO-IT activities on your son or daughter?

What other activities do you recommend that DO-IT undertake (e.g., parent support group, junior high outreach)?

Additional comments:

Thank you for your participation.