Submission Date
4-27-2015
Document Type
Paper
Department
Mathematics
Adviser
Dr. April Kontostathis
Committee Member
Dr. Yuan Pei
Committee Member
Dr. April Kontostathis
Committee Member
Dr. Rebecca Kohn
Department Chair
Dr. April Kontostathis
Project Description
Ursinus College prides itself on creating well-rounded students, and recent initiatives, such as the Fellowships in the Ursinus Transition to the Undergraduate Research Experience Program and the Center for Science and the Common Good suggest that science is a vital part of the Ursinus liberal arts mission. A scientific awareness pilot survey was administered to a sample of Ursinus students drawn from the Class of 2014 and students residing at Ursinus during summer 2014. Experience and data collected from this pilot were used to create a final survey which was made available to all students at Ursinus College. The survey included a demographic questionnaire, as well as sections related to scientific interest, scientific aptitude, self-assessment of knowledge and opinions, and environmental knowledge. Results show that Ursinus students are very interested in science, have high scientific aptitude, and have opinions that generally match those of the scientific community. Multiple Linear Regression also revealed that class year (the longer a student is at Ursinus), seeing oneself as a scientist, and considering one's major a science are correlated with a higher scientific aptitude.
Recommended Citation
DeVone, Frank G., "Scientific Awareness at Ursinus College" (2015). Mathematics Honors Papers. 2.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/math_hon/2
Included in
Applied Statistics Commons, Categorical Data Analysis Commons, Mathematics Commons, Statistical Methodology Commons
