Survey Questions
Choices for questions 1-8
A. Never B. Sometimes C. Commonly D. Frequently E. Always
Basic Internet Usage
1. How often do you use the Internet?
A - 1 B - 6 C - 13 D - 4 E - 1
2. How often do you browse web pages?
A - 1 B - 7 C - 15 D - 2 E - 0
3. How often do you chat with friends online?
A - 10 B - 6 C - 5 D - 4 E - 0
4 How often do you play Internet games?
A - 14 B - 6 C - 4 D - 1 E - 0
5. How often do you use the Internet for learning?
A - 8 B - 10 C - 5 D - 2 E - 0
6. How often do you use the Internet for learning about recent scientific discoveries?
A - 10 B - 10 C - 2 D - 3 E - 0
7. How often do you print science articles that you've found online?
A - 18 B - 3 C - 3 D - 1 E - 0
8. How often do you tell friends about scientific discoveries you have learned of online?
A - 15 B - 5 C - 3 D - 1 E - 0
Knowledge Questions (Low being little knowledge, high being great knowledge)
9. How knowledgeable do you feel about science in general?
A - 4 B - 5 C- 10 D - 4 E - 1
10. How informed do you feel about current science?
A - 6 B - 6 C - 11 D - 2 E - 0
11. How much do you know about Internet databases, magazines, and newspapers that post scientific articles?
A - 7 B - 6 C - 11 D - 1 E - 0
12. To what degree has the Internet provided you with new knowledge?
A - 6 B - 7 C - 7 D - 3 E - 2
13. To what degree has the Internet provided you with new science-related knowledge?
A - 7 B - 9 C - 6 D - 2 E - 1
14. How much do you know about stem cell research?
A - 15 B - 5 C - 2 D - 1 E - 1
15. Do you feel that this survey has provided you with new insight into your usage of the Internet for exploring the world of science?
A - 1 B- 5 C -9 D - 4 E - 6
Conclusion:
It appears that many people do use the Internet for educational purposes, often even scientific purposes. But, people seem less confident about using Internet databases to search for scientific material. This may mean that a lot of the important discoveries aren't reaching the people. Worse yet, there are internal problems with the scientific community they may cause certain research to go unnoticed. When it comes to magazines and newspapers, there are sometimes conflicts of Internet between what the scientists consider important and what the journalists consider important. All and all, there is still a lot of improvement that could be done to communicate science more accurately to the people.