4th SCE-ENVIRONMENT ACTIVITIES

Dear Student:
Below are statements to which we would like you to respond and a few questions about you. This survey is part of teaching and EES program assessment. Please place your name on the form and fill in the name ”bubbles” for tracking purposes only. All data collected will be kept anonymously, and the results will not be used in any course grading. It should take no more than ten minutes to complete the survey.
For each question record on the bubble sheet the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement provided. Thank you for your participation.

1. We are approaching the limit of the number of people the earth can support.
1. Agree Strongly
2. Agree Mildly
3. Unsure
4. Disagree Mildly
5. Disagree Strongly
2. Humans have the right to modify the natural environment to suit their needs.
1. Agree Strongly
2. Agree Mildly
3. Unsure
4. Disagree Mildly
5. Disagree Strongly
3. When humans interfere with nature it often produces disastrous consequences.
1. Agree Strongly
2. Agree Mildly
3. Unsure
4. Disagree Mildly
5. Disagree Strongly

4. Human ingenuity will insure that we do not make the earth unlivable.
1. Agree Strongly
2. Agree Mildly
3. Unsure
4. Disagree Mildly
5. Disagree Strongly

5. Humans are seriously abusing the environment.
1. Agree Strongly
2. Agree Mildly
3. Unsure
4. Disagree Mildly
5. Disagree Strongly
6. The earth has plenty of natural resources if we just learn how to develop them.
1. Agree Strongly
2. Agree Mildly
3. Unsure
4. Disagree Mildly
5. Disagree Strongly
7. Plants and animals have as much right as humans to exist.
1. Agree Strongly
2. Agree Mildly
3. Unsure
4. Disagree Mildly
5. Disagree Strongly
8. The balance of nature is strong enough to cope with the impacts of modern industrial nations.
1. Agree Strongly
2. Agree Mildly
3. Unsure
4. Disagree Mildly
5. Disagree Strongly
9. Despite our special abilities, humans are still subject to the laws of nature.
1. Agree Strongly
2. Agree Mildly
3. Unsure
4. Disagree Mildly
5. Disagree Strongly

10. The so-called “ecological crisis” facing humankind has been greatly exaggerated.
1. Agree Strongly
2. Agree Mildly
3. Unsure
4. Disagree Mildly
5. Disagree Strongly
11. The earth is like a spaceship with very limited room and resources.
1. Agree Strongly
2. Agree Mildly
3. Unsure
4. Disagree Mildly
5. Disagree Strongly
12. Humans were meant to rule over the rest of nature.
1. Agree Strongly
2. Agree Mildly
3. Unsure
4. Disagree Mildly
5. Disagree Strongly
13. The balance of nature is very delicate and easily upset.
1. Agree Strongly
2. Agree Mildly
3. Unsure
4. Disagree Mildly
5. Disagree Strongly
14. Humans will eventually learn enough about how nature works to be able to control it.
1. Agree Strongly
2. Agree Mildly
3. Unsure
4. Disagree Mildly
5. Disagree Strongly
15. If things continue on their present course, we will soon experience a major ecological catastrophe.
1. Agree Strongly
2. Agree Mildly
3. Unsure
4. Disagree Mildly
5. Disagree Strongly


Please now provide us with some information about you so that we may do some analyses of these data.

16. What is your gender?
1. Female
2. Male
17. What is your standing at UMaine?
1. First-year student
2. Sophomore
3. Junior
4. Senior
5. Non-degree student
18. Have you declared a major or are you an undecided/ACE student?
1. Declared a major
2. Undecided/ACE
19. If you have declared a major (you answered 1 to question 18), what college is your major in?
1. Business, Public Policy, & Health
2. Education & Human Development
3. Engineering
4. Liberal Arts and Sciences
5. Natural Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture
20. What is your legal residence status?
1. Maine resident
2. Resident of another state in New England (New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or Connecticut)
3. Resident of a U.S. State outside of New England
4. Resident of a country other than the U.S.