СРЕДНО ОБЩООБРАЗОВАТЕЛНО УЧИЛИЩЕ “ХРИСТО БОТЕВ”
гр. Айтос, общ. Айтос, п.к. 8500 тел./факс 0558/22319
ул. ”Станционна” № 11 тел. 0558/22319
e-mail: sou_botev@abv.bg
Evaluation of the students’ final survey
Under the project “The MUTUAL CULTURAL INFLUENCE of
COLONIZATION and MIGRATION”
The number of the interviewed students from the project team is – 48 /17 boys and 31 girls/. 11 of them are in 9th grade, 13 in 10th, 7 in 11th and 17 in 12th grade.
The analysis of students’ answers to Question 1: How they have been involved in different activities at any stage of the project has shown the following percentage:
N |
Activities |
Percent |
a |
Created posters |
82 % |
b |
Filmed landscapes and monuments for the presentation of our country/city
|
75% |
c |
The will host a pupil in the future visit in Bulgaria in February
|
64% |
d |
Participated in dissemination activities
|
10% |
e |
Participated in group discussions and debates
|
27% |
f |
Published materials on the school’s web page
|
8% |
g |
Visited partner school |
37% |
h |
Worked on creating and publishing the project’s blog |
21% |
i |
Worked on the causes of migration |
46% |
j |
Worked on the history of migration |
67% |
k |
Worked on the impact of migration |
33% |
l |
Wrote article for newspapers/ school’s magazine |
4% |
m |
Wrote essays |
|
n |
Researches on the colonization topic and presentations about it |
54% |
The percentage is more than 100% because most of the students have given more than one answer. They were very motivated to take part in project activities and did the researches and presentations not only in History, Geography and English classes but in their free time at home.
Our students have found a lot of advantages for them to be involved in this project and have noted more than one option in Question 2. Nobody thinks that doing this extra work is a waste of time.
|
Advantages |
Percent |
a |
Became aware of my European identity
|
56% |
b |
Became more tolerant and open-minded
|
52% |
c |
Got rid of my own prejudices and stereotypes
|
6% |
d |
Learnt about the migration phenomenon and its impact on European/ national and local level
|
64% |
e |
Learnt about partner countries and their culture
|
83% |
f |
Learnt more about my country
|
50% |
g |
Made new friends
|
75% |
h |
Visited partner school/foreign country
|
37% |
i |
Other (please specify):
|
|
About point /c/ the students wondered which prejudices they would have to have. They have a positive attitude to our partners and don’t have any prejudices. The other percents prove in incontestable way that this project is very useful for the students.
Question 4: What subjects were involved in the project?
a) Applied Information and Communication Technology (ICT) – 89%
b) Art and Design – 52%
c) Biology – 12%
d) Chemistry – 2%
e) English Language and Literature – 81%
f) Geography – 87%
g) History – 93%
h) Mathematics
i) Mother tongue – 20%
j) Music – 31%
k) Physics
l) Psychology
m) Other (please specify) – Folk dances workshop
Question 5: About increasing students’ foreign language skills the percentage is - Yes – 100%.
Question 6: Has the participation in the project helped you increase your ICT or other technological skills?
a) Yes – 98%
b) No – 2%
The students expressed their opinion that project activities helped them to improve their computer skills during researching information on the Internet, preparing Power Point Presentations on different topics and designing brochures and leaflets. As all materials are in English these ones have improved their knowledge in English too.
Question 7:
Has the participation in the project helped you to increase your motivation, self-confidence or social skills? Please specify.
a) Increased motivation and enthusiasm – 62%
b) Self-confidence – 20%
c) Self-confidence with use of English language – 75%
d) Social skills – 35%
e) Teamwork was helpful – 58%
As we can see, the project activities have deepened not only students’ knowledge in different subjects but they have helped to increase students’ motivation, self – confidence and aptitude for team working. So our project has a positive impact on students. The percentage is higher than 100% because most of the students’ have given more than one answer.
Question 8: During the project all students have made new friends – Yes – 100%.
Question 9: Has this project enhanced your sense of belonging to the European Community?
a) Yes – 98%
b) No – 2%
Question 10: Would you like to be involved in other European projects in the future?
All students have given the answer – Yes – 100%. They asked me if it is possible to apply for another Comenius project before the end of this one – it is a quite significant mark of their willingness for their involvement in this kind of projects.