ANALYSIS OF 23 QU
ESTIONNAIRES ANSWERED BY 23 STUDENTS OF A CLASS OF THE 3RD GYMNASIO IRAKLIOU KRITIS IN GREECE
• AGE: 12 - 13
• GRADE: 1ST CLASS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
• GENDER: 12 Male 11 Female
• PLACE OF BIRTH: GREECE
• 5 STUDENTS HAVE MORE THAN 4 FAMILY MEMBERS
• Do you like school? 19 YES / 4 NO
• Do you like studying? 12 YES / 11 NO
• Do you like learning? 22 YES / 1 NO
• Do you want to do well at school?
ALL 23 SAID YES Y
• Do you want to get your leaving certificate?
ALL 23 SAID YES
• Do you want to go to university or other higher education institution?
20 SAID Y
• Do you think it is it is important to stay at school and finish it?
ALL 23 SAID YES
• 4 said Very much
• 10 said Pretty much
• 8 said Little
• 1 said Very little
• Do you think going to school will help you in your adult life?
ALL 23 SAID YES
• THE MAJORITY ANSWERED THAT FRIENDS, SPORTS AND/OR EXCURSIONS ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME TO SCHOOL, A LOT INCLUDED THE LESSONS.
• AS IT WAS EXPECTED HOMEWORK, TESTS AND EXAMS WERE THE MOST COMMON ANSWERS FOR NOT WANTING TO COME TO SCHOOL.
• 10 STUDENTS REPLIED THAT THEY SPEND MORE THAN 2 HOURS STUDYING PER DAY.
• ALL 23 PUPILS REPLIED NO.
• ALL STUDENTS REPLIED THAT THEIR PARENTS WOULD NOT ALLOW IT AND/OR THEY WOULD BE ANGRYIF THEY ABANDONED SCHOOL.
• ALL 23 PUPILS REPLIED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN EXPELLED FROM A LESSON OR FROM SCHOOL.
• 7 students said that they skip classes out of boredom.
• 8 students said that they stayed home alone and 6 said that they surfed on the Internet on the days you were absent from school without a valid excuse.
• Have you ever been bullied at school?
• 7 said Y
• 16 said N
• Do you feel that you fit in your school environment?
• 22 said Y
• 1 said N
• How do you get along with your classmates:
• 17 said very well
• 6 said well
• How do you get along with your teachers:
• 8 said very well
• 15 said well
If secondary education was not obligatory would you choose to attend school?
• 21 said YES
6 of them gave a very simple but substantial answer: “Because I like school”.
Others referred to the contribution of school to the acquisition of new knowledge, to future studies as well as to the opportunities for making new friends at school.
• 2 said NO
If you did not have to go to school what would you prefer to do instead?
The most common answers were:
• Travelling
• Playing music
• Doing sports
• Working
How do you feel most of the time you spend at school?
• 10 happy
• 14 satisfied
• 2 sad
• 2 melancholic
• 6 confident
• 10 energetic
• 10 bored
• 9 stressed
Things that make you want to come to school all the time:
• ORGANIZING MORE TRIPS AND EXCURSIONS
• TEACHERS GIVING LESS HOMEWORK
• HAVING LESS HOURS OF LESSONS
• HAVING MORE FUN IN THE LESSONS
• SPENDING MORE TIME WITH FRIENDS