Changing the Conversation Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering (2008) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix F: Online Survey
Appendix F: Online Survey
Pages 141-150
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The answers you give will help the National Academies better understand how to address some of the challenges facing the United States. Your responses will be combined with those of other survey participants, and only those grouped responses will be shared with the National Academies.
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(SCRAMBLE CHOICES) Very Good Good Fair Bad Choice Choice Choice Choice Teacher Doctor Engineer Lawyer Architect Scientist (TEENS SCREENER)
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(SCRAMBLE CHOICES) 10 – 1 – Don't Know 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 know at very well all Teacher Doctor Engineer Lawyer Architect Scientist 3.
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(SCRAMBLE CHOICES) Describes engineers or the engineering profession… Not Somewhat Not very Very well well at well well all Creative The work is rewarding Fun Get results Hard working Have a positive effect on people's everyday lives Inventors Leaders Nerdy Original thinkers Problem solvers Well-paid Must be smart to get into this field Must be good at math and science Builds, constructs and makes things Designs, draws and plans things Sits at a desk all day Mostly men Mostly white Well-respected Requires too many years of school to get a degree Entrepreneurial Boring Often work outdoors
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evidence to solve crimes Building cars that run on alternative fuels Making cars safer Growing organs for transplants Making smaller, faster computer processors Protecting the rainforest by developing new ways to farm that don't require so much land Developing new fabrics Protecting the water supply Missile defense systems Smart traffic solutions High-definition television Building the world's longest bridge iPod Wind power Making homes safer Velcro Reducing air pollution Turning deserts into farmland Solar energy Machines that allow blind people to see
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From new farming equipment and safer drinking water to electric cars and faster microchips, engineers use their knowledge to improve people's lives in meaningful ways.
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From new farming equipment and safer drinking water to electric cars and faster microchips, engineers use their knowledge to improve people's lives in meaningful ways.
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