Tidy data from the Engage evaluation project

Code book to match column names in dataset to video assessment questions and survey questions to


***********************************************
*** VIDEO SELF ASSESSMENT ***
***********************************************

Column head in data    =>    Question on survey
—————————————————————

How well did you do in the following areas:   (Response options: Needs a lot of work, Needs a little work, Pretty good as is, Extremely effective)

Audience    =>   Taking my audience and context into consideration
Distilling    =>   Conveying complex ideas simply, directly, and clearly
SoWhat    =>   Communicating the”so what” of my research in ways my audience can understand
Story    =>   Telling an interesting story
SelfConfidence    =>    Having self-confidence when speaking


***********************************************
*** VIDEO EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT ***
***********************************************

Column head in data    =>    Question on survey
——————————————————————

Rate the student’s success in:   (Response options: Needs a lot of work, Needs a little work, Pretty good as is, Extremely effective)

Audience    =>    Taking the audience and context into consideration
Distilling    =>    Conveying complex ideas simply, directly, and clearly
SoWhat    =>    Communicating the”so what” of the research in ways the audience can understand
Story    =>    Telling an interesting story
SelfConfidence    =>    Having self-confidence when speaking


***********************************************
***STUDENT PRE-C URSE  SURVEY ***
***********************************************

Column head in data    =>    Question on survey
——————————————————————

1. Which of the following career directions most interests you? (Response options: Not interesting, Somewhat interesting, Quite interesting, Very interesting)

Career_K12    =>    Teaching (K–12)
Career_communityCollege    =>    Teaching (community college)
Career_university    =>    Teaching (university level)
Career_scienceJournalism    =>    Science journalism
Career_sciCommGovernment     =>    Science communication/outreach (government setting)
Career_sciCommParksMuseusmZoos    =>    Science communication/outreach (e.g., parks, museums, zoos)
Career_scienceAdvocacy     =>    Science advocacy/policy
Career_researchUniversity    =>    Research (university setting)
Career_researchGovernment	    =>    Research (government setting)
Career_industry    =>    Research (industry setting)

2. How important do you believe the following are for effective presentation to a public audience? (Response options: Not at all important, A little important, Quite important, Very important)
* = core competency in Engage training 

HowImportant_graphsFigures    =>    Technical graphs and figures that illustrate research findings
HowImportant_audience    =>    Tailoring presentations to the needs of specific audiences *
HowImportant_demonstratingExpertise    =>    Demonstrating expertise in the field
HowImportant_distilling    =>    Conveying complex ideas simply, directly, clearly, and appropriately for different audiences (e.g. through the use of analogies) *
HowImportant_IMRD    =>    Following the scientific format of Introduction, Methods, Results,  Discussion
HowImportant_soWhat    =>    Communicating the “so what” of the research in ways my audience can understand *
HowImportant_story    =>    Telling an interesting story *

3. How would you rate your current ability to: (Response options: Needs a lot of work, Needs a little work, Pretty good as is, Extremely effective)
* - core competency in Engage training 

RateAbility_graphsFigures    =>    Graphs and figures that illustrate research findings
RateAbility_audience    =>    Taking my audience and context into consideration *
RateAbility_demonstratingExpertise    =>    Demonstrating expertise in your field
RateAbility_distilling    =>    Conveying complex ideas simply, directly, clearly, and appropriately for different audiences (e.g. through the use of analogies) *
RateAbility_IMRD    =>    Following the scientific format of Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion
RateAbility_soWhat    =>    Communicating the “so what” of the research in ways my audience can understand *
RateAbility_story    =>    Telling an interesting story *
RateAbility_selfConfidence    =>    Self-confidence as a speaker *

4. To what extent do you agree with the following statements?  (Response options: Strongly disagree, Somewhat disagree, Somewhat agree, Strongly agree)

AttitudeStatement_selfConfidence	    =>    I am confident in my ability to present material to a public audience
AttitudeStatement_senseOfImportance    =>    Communicating my scientific research to the public is important to me
AttitudeStatement_opportunitiesToCommunicate    =>    I am motivated to find opportunities to communicate my science to the public


************************************************
*** STUDENT POST-COURSE  SURVEY ***
************************************************

Column head in data    =>    Question on survey
——————————————————————

1. Which of the following career directions most interests you? (Response options: Not interesting, Somewhat interesting, Quite interesting, Very interesting)

Career_K12    =>    Teaching (K–12)
Career_communityCollege    =>    Teaching (community college)
Career_university    =>    Teaching (university level)
Career_scienceJournalism    =>    Science journalism
Career_sciCommGovernment    =>    Science communication/outreach (government setting)
Career_sciCommParksMuseusmZoos    =>    Science communication/outreach (e.g., parks, museums, zoos)
Career_scienceAdvocacy    =>    Science advocacy/policy
Career_researchUniversity    =>    Research (university setting)
Career_researchGovernment	    =>    Research (government setting)
Career_industry    =>    Research (industry setting)

2. How important do you believe the following are for effective presentation to a public audience? (Response options: Not at all important, A little important, Quite important, Very important)
* = core competency in Engage training 

HowImportant_graphsFigures    =>    Technical graphs and figures that illustrate research findings
HowImportant_audience    =>    Tailoring presentations to the needs of specific audiences *
HowImportant_demonstratingExpertise    =>    Demonstrating expertise in the field
HowImportant_distilling    =>    Conveying complex ideas simply, directly, clearly, and appropriately for different audiences (e.g. through the use of analogies) *
HowImportant_IMRD    =>    Following the scientific format of Introduction, Methods, Results,  Discussion
HowImportant_soWhat    =>    Communicating the “so what” of the research in ways my audience can understand *
HowImportant_story    =>    Telling an interesting story *

3. How would you rate your current ability to: (Response options: Needs a lot of work, Needs a little work, Pretty good as is, Extremely effective)
* - core competency in Engage training 

RateAbility_graphsFigures    =>    Graphs and figures that illustrate research findings
RateAbility_audience    =>    Taking my audience and context into consideration *
RateAbility_demonstratingExpertise    =>    Demonstrating expertise in your field
RateAbility_distilling    =>    Conveying complex ideas simply, directly, clearly, and appropriately for different audiences (e.g. through the use of analogies) *
RateAbility_IMRD    =>    Following the scientific format of Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion
RateAbility_soWhat    =>    Communicating the “so what” of the research in ways my audience can understand *
RateAbility_story    =>    Telling an interesting story *
RateAbility_selfConfidence    =>    Self-confidence as a speaker *


4. To what extent do you agree with the following statements?  (Response options: Strongly disagree, Somewhat disagree, Somewhat agree, Strongly agree)

AttitudeStatement_selfConfidence	    =>    I am confident in my ability to present material to a public audience
AttitudeStatement_senseOfImportance    =>    Communicating my scientific research to the public is important to me
AttitudeStatement_opportunitiesToCommunicate    =>    I am motivated to find opportunities to communicate my science to the public


5. Did your participation in the Engage program increase in any way:  (Response options: Not at all, A little, Quite a bit, Very much)

Attitude_selfConfidence    =>    Your confidence in giving talks or presentations to the public
Attitude_senseOfImportance    =>    Your sense of importance of communicating scientific research to the public
Attitude_commitmentToCommunicating    =>    Your commitment to communicating scientific research to the public


***************************
*** ALUMNI SURVEY ***
***************************

Column head in data    =>    Question on survey
—————————————————————

1. Which of the following career directions most interests you? (Response options: Not interesting, Somewhat interesting, Quite interesting, Very interesting)

Career_K12    =>    Teaching (K–12)
Career_communityCollege    =>    Teaching (community college)
Career_university    =>    Teaching (university level)
Career_scienceJournalism    =>    Science journalism
Career_sciCommGovernment    =>    Science communication/outreach (government setting)
Career_sciCommParksMuseusmZoos    =>    Science communication/outreach (e.g., parks, museums, zoos)
Career_scienceAdvocacy    =>    Science advocacy/policy
Career_researchUniversity    =>    Research (university setting)
Career_researchGovernment	    =>    Research (government setting)
Career_industry    =>    Research (industry setting)

2. How important do you believe the following are for effective presentation to a public audience? (Response options: Not at all important, A little important, Quite important, Very important)
* = core competency in Engage training 

HowImportant_graphsFigures    =>    Technical graphs and figures that illustrate research findings
HowImportant_audience    =>    Tailoring presentations to the needs of specific audiences *
HowImportant_demonstratingExpertise    =>    Demonstrating expertise in the field
HowImportant_distilling    =>    Conveying complex ideas simply, directly, clearly, and appropriately for different audiences (e.g. through the use of analogies) *
HowImportant_IMRD    =>    Following the scientific format of Introduction, Methods, Results,  Discussion
HowImportant_soWhat    =>    Communicating the “so what” of the research in ways my audience can understand *
HowImportant_story    =>    Telling an interesting story *

3. How would you rate your current ability to: (Response options: Needs a lot of work, Needs a little work, Pretty good as is, Extremely effective)
* - core competency in Engage training 

RateAbility_graphsFigures    =>    Graphs and figures that illustrate research findings
RateAbility_audience    =>    Taking my audience and context into consideration *
RateAbility_demonstratingExpertise    =>    Demonstrating expertise in your field
RateAbility_distilling    =>    Conveying complex ideas simply, directly, clearly, and appropriately for different audiences (e.g. through the use of analogies) *
RateAbility_IMRD    =>    Following the scientific format of Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion
RateAbility_soWhat    =>    Communicating the “so what” of the research in ways my audience can understand *
RateAbility_story    =>    Telling an interesting story *
RateAbility_selfConfidence    =>    Self-confidence as a speaker *

4. Please rate how much the Engage program advanced your learning in the following areas:   (Response options: Not at all, A little, Quite a bit, Very much)
* = core competency in Engage

Learning_graphsFigures    =>    Graphs and figures that illustrate research findings
Learning_audience    =>    Taking my audience and context into consideration *
Learning_demonstratingExpertise    =>    Demonstrating expertise in your field
Learning_distilling    =>    Conveying complex ideas simply, directly, clearly, and appropriately for different audiences (e.g. through the use of analogies) *
Learning_IMRD    =>    Following the scientific format of Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion
Learning_soWhat    =>    Communicating the “so what” of the research in ways my audience can understand *
Learning_story    =>    Telling an interesting story *
Learning_selfConfidence    =>    Self-confidence as a speaker *

5. To what extent, if at all, did your participation in the Engage program make it easier for you to seek out or engage in the following opportunities:   (Response options: Not at all, A little, Quite a bit, Very much)

Opportunities_publicSpeaking    =>    Public speaking
Opportunities_interdisciplinaryCollaborations    =>    Participation in interdisciplinary collaboration
Opportunities_scientificPublications    =>    Scientific publications
Opportunities_otherWriting    =>    Other writing ventures
Opportunities_publicOutreach    =>    Public outreach activities
Opportunities_job    =>    Job opportunities

6. As a result of your participation in the Engage program did the following decrease, stay the same, or increase?   (Response options: Decrease, Same, Increase)

Effect_publicSpeaking    =>    The number of public speaking opportunities you sought out or were invited to participate in
Effect_interdisciplinaryCollaborations    =>    The number of interdisciplinary collaborations you participated in (or initiated)
Effect_scientificPublications    =>    The number of scientific publications you wrote or co-wrote
Effect_otherWriting     =>    Your involvement in other writing ventures
Effect_publicOutreach    =>    The public outreach activities you were involved in
Effect_potentialEmployers    =>    Potential employers that were interested in your work

7. Did your participation in the Engage program increase in any way:  (Response options: Not at all, A little, Quite a bit, Very much)

Attitude_selfConfidence    =>    Your confidence in giving talks or presentations to the public
Attitude_senseOfImportance    =>    Your sense of importance of communicating scientific research to the public
Attitude_commitmentToCommunicating    =>    Your commitment to communicating scientific research to the public