PDQ Survey

The Undergraduate PDQ instruments are designed for undergraduate activities where time limitations or activity importance make rigorous assessment (e.g. using pre and post measures) impractical. PDQ stands for "pretty darn quick," so named because you can use them for activities that you want to assess but don't have the desire or time to do so more intensively. Both versions of the undergraduate PDQ instruments gather data on the extent to which respondents participated in the activity, their goals, and feedback from the leaders or participants on their impressions of the activity, their satisfaction with the activity, and their suggestions for how it could be improved.

Average Review: 4 (4.0)

Supplemental Information:

n/a

Assessment Type:

Likert scale

Scale:

5-point Likert scale

Publication Date:

Aug 04, 2008

Respondent:

High school students

Domain(s) Evaluated:

Competence

Sample items:

Directions: Please respond to these items that will help us improve the activity that you participated in. For the items below indicate whether you strongly disagree (0), disagree (1), neutral (2), agree (3), or strongly agree (4) by circling the appropriate number.

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
A. The instructions and information I received during the activity were helpful. 0 1 2 3 4
B. The information I received about the activity before it began prepared me adequately for participation. 0 1 2 3 4

Reliability:

N/A

Validity:

N/A

Frequency:

Sometimes

Administration time:

10 minutes

Requires a Computer:

No

Requires Internet Access:

No

Primary reference:

The survey can be found here: http://www.engr.psu.edu/awe/secured/director/diversity/pdq.aspx

Please note that you will need to create a free account to access the site.

Comments:

Other Reference:
Anagnos, T., Lyman-Holt, A., Marin-Artieda, C. & Momsen, E. (2014). Impact of Engineering Ambassador Programs on Student Development. Journal of STEM Education: Innovations & Research, 15(3), 14-21.
Made use of the PDQ survey. No new statistical information was given for the reliability and validity of the measure.

STEM Criteria

Science

Yes

Technology

Yes

Engineering

Yes

Math

Yes