An Introduction to the Astronomy Pre-Class Survey
This short survey is designed to assess your level of experience with astronomy as you begin this class, and to tell us a bit about yourself. Your answers will be kept confidential, and will not influence your course grade in any way. They will be used to improve the astronomical resources made available in this class, to help other people like you to better understand and enjoy astronomy in the future.
We receive funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop astronomy educational materials, and NASA is committed to sharing science with the general public. Your answers will help us to provide NASA with a snapshot of how students today relate to the sciences, and view their scientific coursework.
We are interested in how much exposure you have had to astronomy before taking this class, so some of the questions may cover topics unfamiliar to you. Please answer all of the questions in the survey, in the order presented. If you are unsure how to answer a question, just take a guess and move on.
Thank you for helping us to develop astronomy-related materials for general education and public outreach!