PREJUDICE FREE COLLEGIATE ENVIRONMENT: STUDENT SURVEY

EVALUATION TOOLS

Prejudice-Free Collegiate Environment

When students feel they are treated differently on the basis of their membership in a group, they are more likely to leave a major. The questions in this module addressed the students’ perceptions that they or other students had been treated better or worse, because of their gender, race, and/or ethnicity, and students’ experiences with other students telling racist or sexist jokes. In this survey, a higher score indicates that students have not experienced or have had little experience with issues of sexism and racism.

NOTE: The original version of this survey is available for download at You can modify or use as is.

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Dear Student:

The (Department Name) at the (University Name) is seeking your feedback to help us improve students' academic and social experiences in our computing program. This survey asks questions about different treatment on the basis of race or ethnicity, gender, and about students telling racist or sexist jokes. When answering these questions, consider your experiences in (your computing major or minor) ONLY, not experiences in your classes outside of the major or minor. You do not have to complete this survey, nor do you have to respond to any question you do not wish to address. You must be 18 or older to complete this survey. For each question, please choose the one answer that best represents your response.

  1. Is your major or minor (your computing major or minor name)?

 Yes (please skip to #3) /  No
  1. How likely are you to seek a major or minor in (your computing major or minor name)?

 Very unlikely /  Unlikely /  Likely /  Very Likely /  Don’t know
  1. Some students in computing classes or labs are treated better than others because of their race/ethnicity.

 Often /  Sometimes /  Rarely /  Never
  1. Some students in my computing classes or labs are treated worse than others because of their race/ethnicity.

 Often /  Sometimes /  Rarely /  Never
  1. Some students in my computing classes or labs are treated better than others because of their gender.

 Often /  Sometimes /  Rarely /  Never
  1. Some students in my computing classes or labs are treated worse than others because of their gender.

 Often /  Sometimes /  Rarely /  Never
  1. Students in computing classes, labs, or discussions tell racist jokes.

 Often /  Sometimes /  Rarely /  Never
  1. Students in computing classes, labs, or discussions tell negative jokes about men or women.

 Often /  Sometimes /  Rarely /  Never
  1. My gender is:

 Male /  Female / Trans* /  Decline to answer
  1. My academic year is:

 First year /  Second year /  Third year /  Fourth year /  Fifth year
  1. How would you describe your race/ethnicity? (Check as many as apply)

African American/Black / Asian/ Pacific Islander / Hispanic/ Latina/Latino / Native American/Alaskan Native / White/ Caucasian / Other