questionnaire 1: opening the collaboration

On-line questionnaire by all students,

families and teachers before the start of

our project, to find out what be their

contribution, expectation, fear and what

they already know about the other

countries.

September - November 2013

Contents Student's questionnaire 1. Pre-Knowledge 2

2. Attitudes, Expectations and Objectives 6

3. Projects' Goals 9

Families' questionnaire 1. Pre-Knowledge 19



Teachers' questionnaire 1. Pre-Knowledge 35



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Student's

Questionnaire

2

1. Pre-Knowledge 1.1. Can you explain the concept "COMENIUS" and/or its goals?

German Students Spanish Students Some answers:

► Comenius is a project to meet other

culture and people from other countries

► The Comenius Project is for

communicating and comparing different

things with other countries in Europe.

► People/students from different

countries and cultures should

communicate and learn something from

each other. In the end the main goal is

(i think) that you get some knowledge

about the people you are writing with.

Some answers:

► COMENIUS is, that pupils from all over

the world have got the possibilities to

know each other and their religion,

culture and so on.

► I think COMENIUS is a project where

you can improve your language skills,

find out about other countries and

making new friends. You can learn

about other cultures and what they do in

their social life.

► Comenius is a program of the EU.

1.2. Have you got any friend or family in the parti cipating countries?

German Students Spanish Students ► 91% don't have any friend or family in

the participating countries.

► 4,5 % have relatives in Spain

► 4.5% have friends in Spain

► 93% don't have any friend or family in

the participating countries

► 5% have relatives in Germany

► 2% have relatives in Norway

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1.3. Give three facts about each of the other two p articipating countries

German Students Spanish Students The most common answers for Norway :

► Cold weather

► Country with a beautiful landscape

► People are very friendly

► There are days at which the sun never

sets

The most common answers for Spain :

► Warm weather

► A lot of tourism

► Beautiful beaches

► People eat lot of paella

The most common answers for Norway :

► Cold weather

► Is a rich country

► Lot of nature

► People live in a big houses

The most common answers for Germany :

► Germany's history is very interesting

► The strongest country of Europe

► They speak English perfectly

► People eat sausages

1.4. In your opinion, what is a typical person like from each of the other two countries?

German Students Spanish Students The most common answers for Norway :

► Blond hair

► Blue eyes

► Light skin color

► Friendly

The most common answers for Spain :

► Black or dark brown hair

► Black or dark brown eyes

► Tanned skin

► Friendly

The most common answers for Norway :

► Blond hair

► Blue eyes


► Tall people

The most common answers for Germany :

► Light brown or blond hair

► Light colored eyes


► Tall people

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1.5. Can you name any author(s)/poet(s) from each o f the other two countries?

German Students Spanish Students ► 100% don't know any author or poet

from the other two countries.

► 66% don't know any author or poet

from the other two countries.

► 34% know some author or poet from

the other two countries.

From Germany: Friedrich Nietzsche,

Günter Grass, Herta Müller, Anna Frank,

Goethe, Brothers Grimm, Hermann

Hesse.

From Norway: Jo Nesbo, Karin Fossum,

Anne Holt

1.6. Can you name any artist(s) from each of the ot her two countries?

German Students Spanish Students ► 50% don't know any artist from the

other two countries.

► 50% know some artist from the other

two countries.

From Spain: P. Picasso.

► 84% don't know any artist from the

other two countries.

► 16% know some artist from the other

two countries.

From Germany: J. Sebastian Bach, R.

Wagner, L. van Beethoven, P. Rubens, C.

Friedrich

From Norway: E. Munch

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1.7. Can you name any architect(s)/any architectura l style(s)/period(s) typical for each of the other two countries?

German Students Spanish Students ► 73% don't know any architect or

architectural style from the other two

countries.

► 27% know some architect or


countries.

From Spain: A. Gaudí.

► 100% don't know any architect or


countries.

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2. Attitudes, Expectations and Objectives 2.1. In what ways can the project contribute to you r personal growth?

German Students Spanish Students The most common answers:

► Learn something about other countries

and their culture.

► Improve our English and Spanish level

► Improve our social skills

► Meet new friends

The most common answers:


and their culture.

► Improve our English level



► Be more self-confident

2.2. In what ways can the project contribute to you r studies?


► Improve our English and Spanish level

The most common answers:.



► Be more self-confident

2.3 In what ways can you contribute to the success of t he project?


► Attending the meetings

► Keep the contact to the other countries

The most common answers:.

► Participating the activities

► Commit to the project

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2.4 Which aspect/part of the project are you most looki ng forward to and why?

German Students Spanish Students ► 100% answer: meet with the other

students and visit the partner countries

► 100% answer: meet with the other

students and visit the partner countries

2.5 Which aspect/part of the project do you fear mo st and why?

German Students

Spanish Students

32%

5%54%

9%

Host Family

Work

None

Others

38%

5%9%

41%

7%

Host family

Languaje

No travel

None

Others

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2.6 What is your main motive for taking part in the project?

German Students

Spanish Students

28%

40%

24%

8%

Languaje skill

Meet friends

Visit other countries

Others

25%

20%41%

14%

Languaje skill

Meet friends

Visit other countries

Others

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3. Projects' Goals Please say how important the following goal of the project are for you 3.1 Improving my foreign language skills

German Students

Spanish Students

5%9%

50%

36%Not important at all

Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

0%

4%

30%

66%

Not important at all

Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

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3.2. Communicating with teenagers from other countr ies

German Students

Spanish Students

0% 9%

9%

82%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

0% 13%

38%

49%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

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3.3. Making new friends

German Students

Spanish Students

0% 9%

36%55%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

2%14%

46%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

12

3.4. Finding out about the everyday life of people from other countries

German Students

Spanish Students

0%

5%

41%54%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

0%

21%

54%

25%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

13

3.5. Finding out about important aspects of the oth er countries' culture

German Students

Spanish Students

0%14%

36%

50%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

2%16%

46%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

14

3.6. Teaching students from other countries somethi ng about my own country/city

German Students

Spanish Students

5%

14%

49%

32%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

0%18%

41%

41% Not important at all

Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

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3.7. Using my creative skills for creating artistic products

German Students

Spanish Students

14%

14%

45%

27%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

5%

42%

32%

21%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

16

3.8. Working together with students from my own sch ool on tasks/products

German Students

Spanish Students

0%

5%

63%

32%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

2%

23%

41%

34%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

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3.9. Visiting the participating countries

German Students

Spanish Students

5%

0%

23%

72%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

0%

5%

18%

77%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

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Families'

Questionnaire

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German Families Norwegian Families Spanish Families Some answers:

► Program for

communication

between schools in

different countries in

Europe

► Comenuis will

support new

partnerships between

European schools

and pupils. Better

knowledge of the

different European

cultures and better

knowledge of the

English (and

Spanish) language

Some answers:

► Cooperation between

European schools and

pupils- to get to know

different European

countries/societies

► Exchange program to

promote international

understanding among

youths.

Some answers:

► You will learn about the

culture and the language

of the other countries.

► The goal is that pupils

learn from other pupils in a

community about other

countries, people an

culture.


German Families Norwegian Families Spanish Families ► 100% don't have

any friend or family in

the participating

countries

► 100% don't have any friend

or family in the participating

countries

► 100% don't have any

friend or family in the

participating countries

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German Families Norwegian Families Spanish Families The most common

answers for Norway :

► A rich country in

northern Europe

► Has a beautiful

landscape

► Is very expensive

► In winter it is very

dark and cold

► Well educated with a

high standard of

living

The most common

answers for Spain :

► People like to spend

their holidays in

Spain because its

warm and sunny

► A lot of tourism

► People eat paella

► Football Champions

of the last years

The most common answers

for Germany :

► Biggest economy in Europe

► Efficient society

► One of Norway most

important European trade

partner

► Highly involved in economic

"bail-out" of other European

countries during Finance

crisis from 2008


for Spain :

► Very high unemployment

rate

► Highly dependent on

tourism to regain economic

Growth

► Worlds best in football

► Excellent food and drink

► Rich in cultural heritage


for Germany :

► Rich in classical music

heritage

► The country's history is

very interesting

► Controls the economy of

euro area


for Norway :

► A rich country in northern

Europe

► Cold weather

► People eat salmon

► Beautiful landscape

► High standard of living

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answers for Norway :

► Blond hair

► Blue eyes


► Friendly

► Polite

The most common

answers for Spain :

► Black or dark brown

hair

► Black or dark brown

eyes

► Tanned skin

► Lot of temperament


for Germnay :

► Well structured

► Hard working

► High standards

► Tall people


for Spain :

► Impulsive

► Friendly


► Very proud (in a positive

sense)


for Norway :

► Blond hair

► Blue eyes


► Tall people


for Germany :

► Light brown or blond hair

► Light colored eyes

► Polite

► Tall people

► Hefty


German Families Norwegian Families Spanish Families ► 100% know some

author or poet from

the other two

countries.

From Norway: Jo

Nesbo, Bjørnstjerne

Bjørnson, Henrik

Ibsen, Anne Holt

From Spain: Carlos

Ruiz Zafón, Miguel de

Cervantes,

► 40% don't know any author

or poet from the other two

countries

► 60% know some author or

poet from the other two

countries.

From Germany: , Goethe,

Gunter Grass, Heinrich Boll

From Spain: Carlos Ruiz

Zafón, Ildefonso Falcones,

Miguel de Cervantes

► 86% don't know any

author or poet from the

other two countries

► 14% know some author or

poet from the other two

countries.

From Germany: Hermann

Hesse

From Norway: Henrik

Ibsen

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German Families Norwegian Families Spanish Families ► 100% know some

artist from the other

two countries.

From Norway: E.

Munch, E. Grieg

From Spain: P.

Picasso, S. Dalí, J.

Miró, F. de Zurbarán

► 100% don't know any artist

from the other two countries

► 86% don't know any artist

from the other two

countries

► 14% know some artist

from the other two

countries.

From Germany: L.

Beethoven, J.S. Bach

From Norway: E. Munch, E.

Grieg


German Families Norwegian Families Spanish Families ► 40% don't know any

architect or

architectural style

from the other two

countries

► 60% know some

architect or

architectural style t

from the other two

countries.

From Norway:

Snøheta

From Spain: A. Gaudí,

S. Calatrava, E.

Miralles


architect or architectural

style from the other two

countries

► 25% know some architect

or architectural style from


From Germany: L. van de

Rohe

From Spain: A. Gaudí


architect or architectural

style from the other two

countries

► 14% know some architect

or architectural style from


From Germany: L. van de

Rohe

From Norway:

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2. Attitudes, Expectations and Objectives 2.1. What do you thing the comenius project can bri ng to your family?


answers:

► To know people

from other countries

is a very useful and

nice experience for

the whole family.

► Friendships for

children with pupils

from other countries.



► A view of Young people's

expectations to life and how

they view Norway from the

outside.

► The whole family will be

able to get to know the

youngster in a new and

extended way.



► Learn something about

other countries and their

culture.

► Pick up some English

words

2.2. What do you thing the comenius project can bri ng to your school?


answers:

► Better understanding

of Europe and it's

people, problems, life

etc..

► A good network to

the other countries.

Reputation is

growing


► The pupils and teachers will

be able to get to know a

different culture and make

new connections The whole

family will be able to get to

know the youngster in a new

and extended way.

► Cultural understanding. An

interest in studying German

and Spanish language.


► International

understanding and friends.

► Reputation

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answers:

► Helping our child

due-processing

communication and

project assignments.

The readiness to

house a project

member.


► Inspire our child to get to

know the students. As an

adult can I (mother)

participate during the sight

seeing day if needed.


► Support my child and

motivate him/her to

participate and engage in

the program.

2.4. What changes can you meet when living together with someone that does not speak your language?


answers:

► I try to learn the

other language


► . Not much for such a short

period


► I have lot of problems

because I don't speak

norwegian, german or

english.

2.5. Would you be a host for a student of the partn er school for a week, even if you son or daughter does not participate in the exchange programme?

German Families Norwegian Families Spanish Families ► 80% yes, of course

► 20% No

► 50% yes, of course

► 50% No

► 43% yes, of course

► 57% No

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2.6 What is your main motive for your family taking part in the project?


answers:

► Curiosity and to take

the opportunity to

meet people / pupils

from other countries.

We had some foreign

guests before and

made very good

experiences.

► To improve the

english knowledge

an the independency

from our child. Also

the chance to find a

family in the other

country where the

established contact

will stay.


► Culture exchange and a

positive experience for our

child to get to know a

foreign student in a

language that she is

studying

► It's a great way of learning.


► To learn more about the

other countries

► My child would like to be

a part of the project and

give support

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German Families

Norwegian Families

0%20%

0%

80%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

20%

0%

40%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

27

3.2 Communicating with families from other countrie s

German Families

Spanish Families

14%

14%

29%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

0%

0%

60%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

28

Norwegian Families

Spanish Families

0%

0%

60%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

0%14%

43%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

29

3.3. Finding out about important aspects of the oth er countries' culture

German Families

Norwegian Families

0%

40%

0%

60%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

0%

0%

40%

60%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

30

3.4. Teaching students from other countries' someth ing about my own country/city

German Families

Spanish Families

0%14%

14%

72%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

0%

0%

60%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

31

Norwegian Families

Spanish Families

0%

0%

60%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

0%

0%

71%

29%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

32

3.5. Working together with students and teachers fr om my own school on tasks/products

German Families

Norwegian Families

0%

40%

60%

0%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

20%

20%60%

0%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

33

Spanish Families

0%0%14%

86%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

34

Teachers'

Questionnaire

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Spanish Teachers Some answers:

► COMENIUS is an European project. At

least three secondary schools from

different countries participate in some

concert investigation. The project

includes to travel to the other countries.


Spanish Teachers ► 100% don't have any friend or family in

the participating countries


Spanish Teachers ► Both of them are richer, colder and

more technologically developed than

Spain.


Spanish Teachers ► I think there isn't a typical person of any

country.

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Spanish Teachers ► 100% know some author or poet from


From Germany: F. Schiller, Günter

Grass, T. Mann, Goethe,

From Norway: H. Ibsen


Spanish Teachers ► 100% know some artist from the other

two countries.

From Germany: C. Friedrich, H. Holbein,

A. Durero

From Norway: E. Munch


Spanish Teachers ► 100% know some artist from the other

two countries.

From Germany: L. Mies van de Rohe

From Norway:

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2. Attitudes, Expectations and Objectives 2.1. In what ways can the project contribute to you r personal growth?

Spanish Teachers The most common answers:


and their culture.




2.2. In what ways can the project contribute to you r professional learning?

Spanish Teachers The most common answers:.




Spanish Teachers The most common answers:.

► Participating the activities

► Commit to the project

► To organize something for our

youngest pupils in my subject

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2.4 Which aspect/part of the project are you most looki ng forward to and why?

Spanish Teachers ► 100% answer: improve my english and

work with teacher from foreign countries

2.5 Which aspect/part of the project do you fear mo st and why?

Spanish Teachers ► 100% answer: possible problems on

the mobilities

2.6 What is your main motivation to take part in th e project as a teacher?

Spanish Teachers ► 100% answer: Different languages,

different cultures. To open mind our

pupils to different realities.

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3.2 Communicating with teacher from other countries

Spanish Teachers

Spanish Teachers

0%0%0%

100%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

0%

0%

50%50%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

40

3.3. Making new friends

3.4. Finding out about the everyday life of people from other countries

Spanish Teachers

Spanish Teachers

0%

0%

50%50%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

0%0%

100%

0%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

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3.5. Finding out about important aspects of the other co untries' culture

3.6. Sharing with teachers students from other countries something about my own country/city

Spanish Teachers

Spanish Teachers

0%0%0%

100%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

0%

0%

50%50%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

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3.7. Developing in students creative skills for creating artistic products

3.8. Teaching students using new strategies and new appr oaches

Spanish Teachers

Spanish Teachers

0%

50%50%

0%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

0%

0%

50%50%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

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3.9. [Visiting the participating countries

Spanish Teachers

0%

50%

0%

50%


Less important

Somew hat important

Very important

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