Steven Tseng Ms.

Byrnes HHG4M1 November 21, 2011 To Whom it may concern, The following survey is being conducted in order to find any connection between race and intelligence. This survey was created by a high school student named Steven Tseng, as his choice of research for his Issues in Human Growth class.These surveys will be distributed to students of various ethnic backgrounds who have all been born in 1994, are taking grade 12 high school courses, and that they have spent their whole lives learning within the Toronto District School Board system. The sample population will be kept completely anonymous and that the results will be used as raw data.

Survey Questions
What is your ethnic background? a) Black b) East Asian c) Indian d) Hispanic e) White/Caucasian Choose one of the following as your best subject in school: English, Math, Music, History, Art, French, Humanities, Science, Other Do you feel like your race has impacted your educational opportunities (course selection, teacher relationships, curriculum, etc)? a) Yes b) No c) Not sure f) Other

Do you think that race has ever impacted your ability to learn?

Which of the following subjects do you like enjoy the most (circle) ? English, Math, Music, History, Art, French, Humanities, Science, Other What was your grade 11 English Mark? What was the average of your most recent report card? What social class do you feel like you belong to? a) Upper Class b) Middle Class c)Lower Class

Of the following ethnic groups, rank which group you believe has the highest intelligence, from 1-6 a) Black b) East Asian c) Indian d) Hispanic e) White/Caucasian f) Other Of the following ethnic groups, rank which group you believe has the lowest intelligence, from 1-6 a) Black b) East Asian c) Indian d) Hispanic e) White/Caucasian f) Other Do you believe that the development of intelligence is caused by genes (nature) or by experiences (nurture)? a) genes (nature) b) experiences (nurture) c) Not sure

Do you think that people are smarter because of studying habits or because of their natural skills? b) Yes b) No c) Not sure

Do you think that the economic status a person holds impacts their intelligence? c) Yes b) No c) Not sure

Thank you for your participation!