Pre Survey

Please answer the following questions.

    Generally I have felt secure about attempting computer programming problems.
  • 1. Strongly disagree
  • 2. Disagree
  • 3. Neither agree nor disagree
  • 4. Agree
  • 5. Strongly agree
    I am sure I could do advanced work in computer science.
  • 1. Strongly disagree
  • 2. Disagree
  • 3. Neither agree nor disagree
  • 4. Agree
  • 5. Strongly agree
    I am sure that I can learn programming.
  • 1. Strongly disagree
  • 2. Disagree
  • 3. Neither agree nor disagree
  • 4. Agree
  • 5. Strongly agree
    I think I could handle more difficult programming problems.
  • 1. Strongly disagree
  • 2. Disagree
  • 3. Neither agree nor disagree
  • 4. Agree
  • 5. Strongly agree
    I can get good grades in computer science.
  • 1. Strongly disagree
  • 2. Disagree
  • 3. Neither agree nor disagree
  • 4. Agree
  • 5. Strongly agree
    I have a lot of self-confidence when it comes to programming.
  • 1. Strongly disagree
  • 2. Disagree
  • 3. Neither agree nor disagree
  • 4. Agree
  • 5. Strongly agree

For the next questions please select the answer that best matches your familiarity and confidence about the specified concept(s).

    Familiarity with nested dictionaries in Python (dictionaries within dictionaries) and how they are structured.
  • 1. I am unfamiliar with these concepts
  • 2. I know what they mean, but have not used them in a program
  • 3. I have used these concepts in a program, but am not confident about my ability to use them
  • 4. I am confident in my ability to use these concepts in simple programs
  • 5. I am confident in my ability to use these concepts in complex programs
    How to access values in a inner dictionary like value_for_inner_key1 = nested_dict['outer_key']['inner_key1']
  • 1. I am unfamiliar with these concepts
  • 2. I know what they mean, but have not used them in a program
  • 3. I have used these concepts in a program, but am not confident about my ability to use them
  • 4. I am confident in my ability to use these concepts in simple programs
  • 5. I am confident in my ability to use these concepts in complex programs
    How to add a new key-value pair to a inner dictionary of the given nested dictionary like nested_dict['outer_key']['new_key'] = 'new_value'
  • 1. I am unfamiliar with these concepts
  • 2. I know what they mean, but have not used them in a program
  • 3. I have used these concepts in a program, but am not confident about my ability to use them
  • 4. I am confident in my ability to use these concepts in simple programs
  • 5. I am confident in my ability to use these concepts in complex programs
    How to loop through the outer items (key-value pairs) of a nested dictionary like for outer_key, outer_value in nested_dict.items():
  • 1. I am unfamiliar with these concepts
  • 2. I know what they mean, but have not used them in a program
  • 3. I have used these concepts in a program, but am not confident about my ability to use them
  • 4. I am confident in my ability to use these concepts in simple programs
  • 5. I am confident in my ability to use these concepts in complex programs
    How to loop through the inner items of a nested dictionary like for inner_key, inner_value in nested_dict['outer_key'].items():
  • 1. I am unfamiliar with these concepts
  • 2. I know what they mean, but have not used them in a program
  • 3. I have used these concepts in a program, but am not confident about my ability to use them
  • 4. I am confident in my ability to use these concepts in simple programs
  • 5. I am confident in my ability to use these concepts in complex programs

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