Chabot College SERVICE-LEARNING QUESTIONNAIRE Dear service-learning participant: Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire. Your input is valuable and appreciated. Please respond as honestly as possible, based on your current beliefs or attitudes following your service-learning experience. Part I: Rating the Impact of the Service Experience Please read the statements below and take a moment to think about each one. Circle the number (ex: 4 –Strongly agree or 2- Disagree) that most closely reflects your feelings/response to the statement. 1 The service-learning experience helped me to: Understand the importance of community involvement Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 4 3 2 1 2 See how academic ideas and skills can be applied in the “real world” 4 3 2 1 3 Better see the relevance of issues explored in the course 4 3 2 1 4 Consider and express my personal views and values 4 3 2 1 5 Know more about the problems and needs in the community 4 3 2 1 6 Appreciate people who are different from me 4 3 2 1 7 Develop confidence in my leadership skills 4 3 2 1 8 Feel more motivated to succeed in my academic work 4 3 2 1 9 Be more likely to volunteer in the future 4 3 2 1 10 Feel more a part of the Chabot College community 4 3 2 1 11 Better understand community organizations and the work that they do 4 3 2 1 12 Improve my ability to work with people and communities different from myself 4 3 2 1 Part II: Please respond to the following open-ended questions. You may write as much as you wish. You may attach a separate piece of paper if you wish to write more. 1. Optional: briefly describe what you did for your service-learning project and where? 2. Describe the three most important things you’ve learned about yourself from your service-learning experience. 3. In what ways has your service-learning experience influenced your academic goals? Please explain. 4. Would you recommend service-learning participation to other students at Chabot College? Why or why not?