{"id":500,"date":"2012-07-04T11:28:09","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T11:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kidsengineer.com\/?p=500"},"modified":"2012-07-09T14:41:55","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T14:41:55","slug":"grade-6-survey-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidsengineer.com\/?p=500","title":{"rendered":"Grade 6 Survey Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This cohort had 2 years of LEGO robotics.\u00a0 Last year&#8217;s only had one.\u00a0 Also, the unit was much more successful this year.\u00a0 I did change the wording of the engineering question slightly this year to match another study sponsored by Intel so they can&#8217;t be compared exactly.\u00a0 The answers key is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SA &#8211; Strongly agree<\/li>\n<li>A &#8211; Agree<\/li>\n<li>NAD &#8211; Neither agree or disagree<\/li>\n<li>D &#8211; Disagree<\/li>\n<li>SD &#8211; Strongly Disagree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_503\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kidsengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/g62012Chart.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-503\" class=\"size-full wp-image-503\" title=\"Grade 6 Survey Results 2012 \" src=\"https:\/\/kidsengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/g62012Chart.jpg\" alt=\"Grade 6 Survey Results 2012 \" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kidsengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/g62012Chart.jpg 525w, https:\/\/kidsengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/g62012Chart-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grade 6 Survey Results 2012<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The interest in engineering appears much more positive than last year, which could be due to the change in wording, the more successful unit, or the more experience in robotics.\u00a0 I also added an open ended question to explain their answer to the &#8220;interest in engineering&#8221; question.\u00a0 Many six graders answered that they liked engineering but were interested in other careers.\u00a0 Some were interested and described it as cool, that they are really interested in technology, or, in one case, as a good way to make money.<\/p>\n<p>I forgot to give the presurvey this year so I can&#8217;t compare before and after.<\/p>\n<p>Someone asked for last year&#8217;s results so here they are.\u00a0 Though we can&#8217;t compare them directly, it is clear there was a much more positive attitude towards engineering this year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_506\" style=\"width: 376px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kidsengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/G6Chart2011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-506\" class=\"size-full wp-image-506\" title=\"G6 Chart 2011\" src=\"https:\/\/kidsengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/G6Chart2011.jpg\" alt=\"G6 Chart 2011\" width=\"366\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kidsengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/G6Chart2011.jpg 366w, https:\/\/kidsengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/G6Chart2011-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">G6 Chart 2011<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This cohort had 2 years of LEGO robotics.\u00a0 Last year&#8217;s only had one.\u00a0 Also, the unit was much more successful this year.\u00a0 I did change the wording of the engineering question slightly this year to match another study sponsored by &hellip; 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