Freshman CIRP Survey

2007 Freshman Survey

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42. Do you give the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) permission to include your ID number should your college request the data for additional research analyses? HERI maintains strict standards of confidentiality and would require your college to sign a pledge of confidentiality.
PERMIT07 2 Yes
PERMIT07 1 No

Questions from Carleton College

Directions: Please respond to statements 43-56 using the scale:

Strongly disagree Disagree Neutral / Mixed / Not certain Agree Strongly agree

43. I have the skills to read and understand a statistical analysis of data. OPTQ0701 1 OPTQ0701 2 OPTQ0701 3 OPTQ0701 4 OPTQ0701 5

44. When appropriate, I evaluate arguments or position statements using numerical data and statistics. OPTQ0702 1 OPTQ0702 2 OPTQ0702 3 OPTQ0702 4 OPTQ0702 5

45. I am interested in developing my statistical skills in college. OPTQ0703 1 OPTQ0703 2 OPTQ0703 3 OPTQ0703 4 OPTQ0703 5

46. I believe that my ability to understand and evaluate numerical analyses will be an important skill in my work and professional life. OPTQ0704 1 OPTQ0704 2 OPTQ0704 3 OPTQ0704 4 OPTQ0704 5

47. I believe that my ability to understand and evaluate numerical analyses will be important to me as an informed citizen. OPTQ0705 1 OPTQ0705 2 OPTQ0705 3 OPTQ0705 4 OPTQ0705 5

48. I have a rough working knowledge of quantities and magnitudes (e.g. the population sizes of major countries, the lengths of time in geologic eras). OPTQ0706 1 OPTQ0706 2 OPTQ0706 3 OPTQ0706 4 OPTQ0706 5

49. I have the skills to articulate an argument. OPTQ0707 1 OPTQ0707 2 OPTQ0707 3 OPTQ0707 4 OPTQ0707 5

Strongly disagree Disagree Neutral / Mixed / Not certain Agree Strongly agree

50. I have the skills to defend an argument I’ve made. OPTQ0708 1 OPTQ0708 2 OPTQ0708 3 OPTQ0708 4 OPTQ0708 5

51. I have the skills to evaluate arguments for relevancy or bias. OPTQ0709 1 OPTQ0709 2 OPTQ0709 3 OPTQ0709 4 OPTQ0709 5

52. I can recognize quantitative claims (based on numerical data) used as evidence in an argument. OPTQ0710 1 OPTQ0710 2 OPTQ0710 3 OPTQ0710 4 OPTQ0710 5

53. I can recognize qualitative claims (based on observations, interviews, etc.) used as evidence in an argument. OPTQ0711 1 OPTQ0711 2 OPTQ0711 3 OPTQ0711 4 OPTQ0711 5

54. I can recognize relevant versus irrelevant evidence when working with an argument. OPTQ0712 1 OPTQ0712 2 OPTQ0712 3 OPTQ0712 4 OPTQ0712 5

55. I can easily judge the quality of evidence (its trustworthiness, its bias, its strengths or weaknesses). OPTQ0713 1 OPTQ0713 2 OPTQ0713 3 OPTQ0713 4 OPTQ0713 5

56. I can look at supporting and conflicting evidence and draw logical conclusions. OPTQ0714 1 OPTQ0714 2 OPTQ0714 3 OPTQ0714 4 OPTQ0714 5

Scenario: You are the assistant to Pat Williams, the president of DynaTech, a company that makes precision electronic instruments and navigational equipment. Sally Evans, a member of DynaTech’s sales force, recommended that DynaTech buy a small private plane (a SwiftAir 235) that she and other members of the sales force could use to visit customers. Pat was about to approve the purchase when there was an accident involving a SwiftAir 235. You have been asked to prepare a brief report on the safety of the SwiftAir 235.
[taken from materials produced by the Council for Aid to Education]

Directions: The following questions are based on the scenario above. Please select the best answer to the following questions using the choices below:

A) Newspaper articles about the accident
B) Federal Accident Report on in-flight breakups in single engine planes
C) Charts on SwiftAir’s performance characteristics
D) Amateur Pilot article comparing SwiftAir 235 to similar planes
E) Pictures and descriptions of SwiftAir models 180 and 235

A) Newspaper articles about the accident B) Federal Accident Report on in-flight breakups in single engine planes C) Charts on SwiftAir's performance characteristics D) Amateur Pilot article comparing SwiftAir 235 to similar planes E) Pictures and descriptions of SwiftAir models 180 and 235

57. Of the following documents available to you, which would be the MOST reliable? OPTQ0715 1 OPTQ0715 2 OPTQ0715 3 OPTQ0715 4 OPTQ0715 5

58. Which would be the LEAST reliable? OPTQ0716 1 OPTQ0716 2 OPTQ0716 3 OPTQ0716 4 OPTQ0716 5

59. Which document would be most likely to rely on quantitative claims? OPTQ0717 1 OPTQ0717 2 OPTQ0717 3 OPTQ0717 4 OPTQ0717 5

60. Which document would be most likely to rely on qualitative claims? OPTQ0718 1 OPTQ0718 2 OPTQ0718 3 OPTQ0718 4 OPTQ0718 5

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	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral / Mixed / Not certain	Agree	Strongly agree
43. I have the skills to read and understand a statistical analysis of data.	OPTQ0701 1	OPTQ0701 2	OPTQ0701 3	OPTQ0701 4	OPTQ0701 5
44. When appropriate, I evaluate arguments or position statements using numerical data and statistics.	OPTQ0702 1	OPTQ0702 2	OPTQ0702 3	OPTQ0702 4	OPTQ0702 5
45. I am interested in developing my statistical skills in college.	OPTQ0703 1	OPTQ0703 2	OPTQ0703 3	OPTQ0703 4	OPTQ0703 5
46. I believe that my ability to understand and evaluate numerical analyses will be an important skill in my work and professional life.	OPTQ0704 1	OPTQ0704 2	OPTQ0704 3	OPTQ0704 4	OPTQ0704 5
47. I believe that my ability to understand and evaluate numerical analyses will be important to me as an informed citizen.	OPTQ0705 1	OPTQ0705 2	OPTQ0705 3	OPTQ0705 4	OPTQ0705 5
48. I have a rough working knowledge of quantities and magnitudes (e.g. the population sizes of major countries, the lengths of time in geologic eras).	OPTQ0706 1	OPTQ0706 2	OPTQ0706 3	OPTQ0706 4	OPTQ0706 5
49. I have the skills to articulate an argument.	OPTQ0707 1	OPTQ0707 2	OPTQ0707 3	OPTQ0707 4	OPTQ0707 5
	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral / Mixed / Not certain	Agree	Strongly agree
50. I have the skills to defend an argument I’ve made.	OPTQ0708 1	OPTQ0708 2	OPTQ0708 3	OPTQ0708 4	OPTQ0708 5
51. I have the skills to evaluate arguments for relevancy or bias.	OPTQ0709 1	OPTQ0709 2	OPTQ0709 3	OPTQ0709 4	OPTQ0709 5
52. I can recognize quantitative claims (based on numerical data) used as evidence in an argument.	OPTQ0710 1	OPTQ0710 2	OPTQ0710 3	OPTQ0710 4	OPTQ0710 5
53. I can recognize qualitative claims (based on observations, interviews, etc.) used as evidence in an argument.	OPTQ0711 1	OPTQ0711 2	OPTQ0711 3	OPTQ0711 4	OPTQ0711 5
54. I can recognize relevant versus irrelevant evidence when working with an argument.	OPTQ0712 1	OPTQ0712 2	OPTQ0712 3	OPTQ0712 4	OPTQ0712 5
55. I can easily judge the quality of evidence (its trustworthiness, its bias, its strengths or weaknesses).	OPTQ0713 1	OPTQ0713 2	OPTQ0713 3	OPTQ0713 4	OPTQ0713 5
56. I can look at supporting and conflicting evidence and draw logical conclusions.	OPTQ0714 1	OPTQ0714 2	OPTQ0714 3	OPTQ0714 4	OPTQ0714 5

	A) Newspaper articles about the accident	B) Federal Accident Report on in-flight breakups in single engine planes	C) Charts on SwiftAir's performance characteristics	D) Amateur Pilot article comparing SwiftAir 235 to similar planes	E) Pictures and descriptions of SwiftAir models 180 and 235
57. Of the following documents available to you, which would be the MOST reliable?	OPTQ0715 1	OPTQ0715 2	OPTQ0715 3	OPTQ0715 4	OPTQ0715 5
58. Which would be the LEAST reliable?	OPTQ0716 1	OPTQ0716 2	OPTQ0716 3	OPTQ0716 4	OPTQ0716 5
59. Which document would be most likely to rely on quantitative claims?	OPTQ0717 1	OPTQ0717 2	OPTQ0717 3	OPTQ0717 4	OPTQ0717 5
60. Which document would be most likely to rely on qualitative claims?	OPTQ0718 1	OPTQ0718 2	OPTQ0718 3	OPTQ0718 4	OPTQ0718 5