Table C. SSEP Survey Question
(n = 52 students, based on 68% who responded science)
Which of the following areas of science are you interested in?
9%
11%
11%
12%
14%
20%
21%
21%
48%
53%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Computer Science
Biotechnology
Physics
Other
Biomedical research
Chemistry
Engineering
Forensics
Environmental Science
Biology
Percent Response
Note: Percentages add to more than 100% since most students gave more than one answer
not respond. These data indicate that interest in a science career has increased after
the program.
2) SSEP Survey Question: What job areas are you most interested in? Sixty-eight
percent of the students responded “Science”. Other areas of interest included health
care/medicine, arts and entertainment, sports and technology and computers.
3) SSEP survey question: Which of the following areas of science are you most
interested in? Of the 68% of students who responded “Science”, 53% responded that
“Biology” was an area of interest and 48% responded “Environmental Science”.
Biology and Environmental Science were the most commonly listed as areas of
interest. The data is summarized in Table C.