Follow-up Survey: PIXE-PAN 2007 @ Notre Dame

Thank you for participating in PIXE-PAN 2007! Your candid responses to these questions will be extremely helpful in the effort to continually improve the program.

1. Gender:   male   female

2. My high school type:   Public   Private   Home School

3. My grade level in fall 2007:     9th   10th   11th   12th   college freshman

4. What science courses have you taken in the past two years?

5. At this time, what field(s) of study are you considering for college?

6. To what degree do you feel you benefited from these PIXE-PAN activities? Intro to PIXE lecture (Lamm)   not much   a little   somewhat   a lot Intro to Nuc Sciences lecture (Hyder)   not much   a little   somewhat   a lot NSL Tour (Stech)   not much   a little   somewhat   a lot Radiation Safety Talk (Stech)   not much   a little   somewhat   a lot PIXE Applications Lecture (Lamm)   not much   a little   somewhat   a lot PIXE Lab   not much   a little   somewhat   a lot XRF Lab   not much   a little   somewhat   a lot Nuclear Physics in Stars (Wiescher)   not much   a little   somewhat   a lot DVT Presentation (Sakimoto)   not much   a little   somewhat   a lot Speed of Light Lab   not much   a little   somewhat   a lot Compton Lab   not much   a little   somewhat   a lot E/M Lab   not much   a little   somewhat   a lot Final Report Preparations   not much   a little   somewhat   a lot Final Report Presentation   not much   a little   somewhat   a lot

7. How much did you learn about the following topics during PIXE-PAN? PIXE itself   nothing   not much   a little   some   a lot Nuclear Sciences   nothing   not much   a little   some   a lot Astronomy   nothing   not much   a little   some   a lot PIXE Applications   nothing   not much   a little   some   a lot Reports/Presentations   nothing   not much   a little   some   a lot

8. Did PIXE-PAN increase your interest in science?     not really   a little   some   a lot

9. Will PIXE-PAN influence your career plans or future course selections?   not really   a little   some   a lot

10. On a scale from 1 to 5 (1 being the worst or most negative response, while 5 is best or      the most positive response), how would you rate the following? Conference and class rooms   1   2   3   4   5 Labs (NSL and Jordan Hall)   1   2   3   4   5 Technical Facilities (computers, etc.)   1   2   3   4   5

11. How do you think we balanced the following aspects of the program? Lectures   Would like more   Just right   Prefer less Experiment Time   Would like more   Just right   Prefer less Time to prepare report & presentations   Would like more   Just right   Prefer less Student-Teacher interaction   Would like more   Just right   Prefer less Student-PIXE-PAN faculty interaction   Would like more   Just right   Prefer less

12. Would you recommend this program to other students?     definitely     probably     possibly     not sure     no

13. Would you recommend this program to your teachers?     definitely     probably     possibly     not sure     no

14. Overall, how much did you enjoy the program?     not at all     a little     fairly well     a lot     it was great

15. How did you find out about PIXE-PAN?

16. At this time, what schools are you considering for college?

17. In your opinion, how important (if at all) are the following in predicting a successful PIXE-PAN experience? Previous science education Not important   Somewhat important   Very important Previous math education Not important   Somewhat important   Very important Past experience with other science camp Not important   Somewhat important   Very important Teacher recommendations Not important   Somewhat important   Very important Outgoing personality Not important   Somewhat important   Very important Grades in school Not important   Somewhat important   Very important Enthusiasm for physics Not important   Somewhat important   Very important Maturity level (regardless of age) Not important   Somewhat important   Very important

18. What would you suggest to improve future PIXE-PAN programs?

19. What other activities that JINA might offer would be of interest to you?

20. Any other comments?

                THANK YOU VERY MUCH!      ( E-mail addresses for Team PIXE-PAN 2007 )