{
  "instrument": "First View student survey",
  "source_file": "docs/First View Survey.docx",
  "provenance": "Dr. Jeremi London's First View assessment, shared by Solmin Kim 2026-07-29. See docs/first-view-survey.md.",
  "scale": {
    "min": 1,
    "max": 5,
    "labels": [
      "Strongly disagree",
      "Disagree",
      "Neither",
      "Agree",
      "Strongly agree"
    ],
    "note": "The source document carries no scale. Five-point agreement anchors are used because every item is a first-person agreement statement; README.md records the instrument as 5-point Likert, pre/post. Changing the anchors is an edit to this file only."
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "strengths-awareness",
      "n": 1,
      "text": "I have a good sense of my strengths and weaknesses.",
      "construct": "self-awareness",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": true
    },
    {
      "id": "feedback-success",
      "n": 2,
      "text": "Receiving critical feedback is essential to my success in college.",
      "construct": "self-awareness",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "feedback-growth",
      "n": 3,
      "text": "Receiving critical feedback is essential to my growth as a person.",
      "construct": "self-awareness",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "strengths-guide-choices",
      "n": 4,
      "text": "Understanding my strengths helps me make choices to inform who I want to become.",
      "construct": "self-awareness",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": true
    },
    {
      "id": "impostor-exposure",
      "n": 5,
      "text": "Sometimes I'm afraid others will discover how much knowledge or ability I really lack.",
      "construct": "impostor",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": true
    },
    {
      "id": "impostor-expectations",
      "n": 6,
      "text": "When people praise me for something I've accomplished, I'm afraid I won't be able to live up to their expectations of me in the future.",
      "construct": "impostor",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "impostor-comparison",
      "n": 7,
      "text": "I often compare my ability to those around me and think they may be more intelligent than I am.",
      "construct": "impostor",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": true
    },
    {
      "id": "impostor-luck",
      "n": 8,
      "text": "At times, I feel my success has been due to some kind of luck.",
      "construct": "impostor",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "family-dynamics-aware",
      "n": 9,
      "text": "I am aware of potential shifts in family dynamics that may result from me being the first in my family to go to college.",
      "construct": "family-dynamics",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": true
    },
    {
      "id": "family-dynamics-skills",
      "n": 10,
      "text": "I have skills to navigate potential shifts in family dynamics that may result from me being the first in my family to go to college.",
      "construct": "family-dynamics",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "money-aware",
      "n": 11,
      "text": "I am aware of resources I can use for managing my money while in college.",
      "construct": "money",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": true
    },
    {
      "id": "money-skills",
      "n": 12,
      "text": "I know how to use the money management resources I am aware of.",
      "construct": "money",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "belonging-belong",
      "n": 13,
      "text": "I feel like I belong at Vanderbilt.",
      "construct": "belonging",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "belonging-comfortable",
      "n": 14,
      "text": "I feel comfortable at Vanderbilt.",
      "construct": "belonging",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "belonging-outsider",
      "n": 15,
      "text": "I feel like an outsider at Vanderbilt.",
      "construct": "belonging",
      "reverse": true,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "belonging-people-want-success",
      "n": 16,
      "text": "The people at Vanderbilt want to see me succeed.",
      "construct": "belonging",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "belonging-students-help",
      "n": 17,
      "text": "I feel like Vanderbilt students help each other succeed.",
      "construct": "belonging",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "intend-campus-programs",
      "n": 18,
      "text": "I intend to get involved in campus programs outside of the classroom (e.g., Student life programming, Student Center for Belonging and Community).",
      "construct": "intentions",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "intend-clubs",
      "n": 19,
      "text": "I intend to get involved in student clubs and organizations.",
      "construct": "intentions",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": true
    },
    {
      "id": "intend-first-view-mentoring",
      "n": 20,
      "text": "I intend to get involved with the First View mentoring program.",
      "construct": "intentions",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false,
      "first_view_only": true
    },
    {
      "id": "intend-immersion",
      "n": 21,
      "text": "I intend to use my Immersion project to advance my future goals.",
      "construct": "intentions",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "intend-research",
      "n": 22,
      "text": "I intend to pursue an undergraduate research experience someday.",
      "construct": "intentions",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": true
    },
    {
      "id": "intend-study-abroad",
      "n": 23,
      "text": "I intend to study abroad someday.",
      "construct": "intentions",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": true
    },
    {
      "id": "intend-service-learning",
      "n": 24,
      "text": "I intend to pursue a service-learning opportunity.",
      "construct": "intentions",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "intend-campus-resources",
      "n": 25,
      "text": "I intend to use campus resources when I need them.",
      "construct": "intentions",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": true
    },
    {
      "id": "intend-funding-encouraged",
      "n": 26,
      "text": "I feel encouraged to apply for financial resources to support my ideas.",
      "construct": "intentions",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "efficacy-succeed",
      "n": 27,
      "text": "I am confident I will succeed in college at Vanderbilt.",
      "construct": "self-efficacy",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": true
    },
    {
      "id": "efficacy-institution-resources",
      "n": 28,
      "text": "I feel like Vanderbilt has enough resources for me to be successful in college.",
      "construct": "self-efficacy",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": true
    },
    {
      "id": "role-model-student",
      "n": 29,
      "text": "I have access to Vanderbilt students whom I consider a role model.",
      "construct": "role-models",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "role-model-faculty",
      "n": 30,
      "text": "I have access to a Vanderbilt faculty member who I consider a role model.",
      "construct": "role-models",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "network-friends",
      "n": 31,
      "text": "I met new Vanderbilt students who are now my friends.",
      "construct": "network",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false,
      "retrospective": true
    },
    {
      "id": "network-shared-struggles",
      "n": 32,
      "text": "I met Vanderbilt students who were experiencing struggles like those I experienced.",
      "construct": "network",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false,
      "retrospective": true
    },
    {
      "id": "network-academic-goals",
      "n": 33,
      "text": "I spent time with Vanderbilt students who shared my academic goals.",
      "construct": "network",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false,
      "retrospective": true
    },
    {
      "id": "network-three-peers",
      "n": 34,
      "text": "My professional network includes at least three other Vanderbilt students.",
      "construct": "network",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false,
      "retrospective": true
    },
    {
      "id": "faculty-would-help",
      "n": 35,
      "text": "I feel like a faculty member would take the time to talk to me if I needed help.",
      "construct": "faculty",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "faculty-help-seeking",
      "n": 36,
      "text": "I feel comfortable seeking help from a faculty member before or after class.",
      "construct": "faculty",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "family-talk-comfort",
      "n": 37,
      "text": "I feel comfortable navigating complicated conversations with family about my college experiences.",
      "construct": "family-talk",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    },
    {
      "id": "community-member",
      "n": 38,
      "text": "I feel like I am a part of the Vanderbilt community.",
      "construct": "community",
      "reverse": false,
      "first_year": false
    }
  ]
}