The results of the quantitative and qualitative survey in Poland recommandations

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The results of the quantitative and
qualitative survey in Poland - recommandations

• How the young people appropriate the new media
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• Treviglio, 27th - 29th of March 2006

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Schools which fullfiled the questionnaires
quantitative survey
Polandgroup A638 questionnaires
Total29 schoolsprimaryhigh schoolsecondary
school
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Age and gender of the pupils- quantitative
survey -

• 11-13 years old primary school228 pupils 36
  of the totality
• 14-16 ans high school 219 pupils 34
• 17-19 years old secondary school 191 pupils
  30
• 309 girls 48 324 boys 51 not
  fulfilled 1

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Results of the questionnaires

• Internet96 - use Internet
• 3 - never
• 1 - not more use or no response
• I know Internet
• how the Internet works 86

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I have used the Internet for 

• 36 - between 1 and 3 yers
• 22 - 4 and more
• 25 - I dont remember
• 15 - less than a year

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I go on the Internet at home
48 - every day14 - never or almost never
1 every day 2 several times a week 3 several
times a month 4 never or almost never 5 no
response
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I go on the Internet at school

• 1,5 - every day 44 - several times a week30
  - a few times a month22 - never or rarely
  1-every day 2-several times a week
  3-several times a month 4-never or
  alomsot never

I go on the Internet in a public place
(cybercafé, library, etc.)
1 - every day7 - several times a week 18 - a
few times a month69 - never or rarely
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I go on the Internet at my friends house

• 1 - every day 14 - several times a week33,5
  - a few times a month46 - never or rarely

Conclusion
At home NUMBER 1
At school NUMBER 2
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I use the Internet at school

• During class During free period

1-never 2-rarely 3-sometimes 4-ofen 5-very
often 6- no response
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I use the Internet at school

• 1-mostly for my school work 28
• 2-mostly for my personal activities (games,
  information on what I like, Chat, e-mailing,
  etc.) 16
• 3-for both school work and personal activities
  53
• 4-non response

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Internet at home

• 56 broadband connection
• 29 Internet for 1 and 3 year
• Attitude of the parents
• 79 - never forbid to talk on MSN Messenger
• 71 - never forbid to talk in a chat room
• 48 - never forbid to visit certain web sites
• 17 - forbid to visit certain web sites
• The parents use the Internet at home 22 rarely
  and 33 often or very often.

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On the Internet...

• I watch the video 25 - often or very often
  45 - never or rarely
• I listen to the music
• 44 - often or very often 31 - never or
  rarely
• I download the music, films, programmes,
  games52 - often or very often 31 - never or
  rarely
• I download the music from the Internet even if
  it is forbidden
• 48 - yes I buy online
• 11 - often or very often 52 - neverI
  have my personal website15 - yes

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Electronic games

• Games on a console 9 - very often 43 - never
  
• Games on the computer 28 - very often 9 -
  never
• Network games 12 - very often 32 - never
• Online games12 - very often
• 35 - never

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Mobile phone

• 90 their own mobile phone
• 48 calls are billes to a prepaid card
• 26 calls are billes to a conract
• 85 - use text messages often or very often
• 66 - make phone calls often or very often
• 9 - send and receive images (MMS)
• I use text messages because it is cheapper than
  a phone call.
• 56 - I totally agree 27 - I rather agree

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Opinion about the Internet

• The Internet changes peoples lives
  tremendously.
• 21 - I partly agree
• 66 - I totally agree
• The Internet is so good that I cant live
  without it.
• 39 - I totally agree
• 22 - I partly disagree
• 22 - I partly agree
• 12 - I totally disagree

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Opinion...

•  We can trust the information on the Internet
   
• 12 - I totally disagree
• 32 - I partly disagree
• 9 - I totally agree
• 42 - I partly agree

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• Qualitative survey

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Interviewed schools

February March 2006 5 weeks 25 interviewed
pupils from 11 schools
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Age and gender of the pupils- qualitative survey
-

• 11-13 years old primary school5 pupils
• 14-16 ans high school 12 pupils
• 17-19 years old secondary school 8 pupils

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Groups of pupils

• Low users access to the Internet at school or in
  internet cafes
• Frequent users Internet at school and at home,
  but parents restrict the use of internet some
  pupils use the Internet by their friends
• High users Internet at home no restriction by
  using the Internet parents dont know a lot of
  the Internet

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New media and their appropriation

• Mobile phones not new (sms)
• Internet very popular
• Electronic games very popular
• Online purchases quite popular

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School - Internet

• rarely during breakes (libraries crowded)
• use during computer lessons
• Blocade on computer
• Teachers rarely recommand good websites
• Teachers sometimes speak about mistakes in
  Internet
• R better equipment in schools, teaching process
  for teachers (new media) easy access to internet
  in public places change the curriculum
  (internet interesting websites, awareness of
  danger, of not trusty content)

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Home - Internet

• Broad band unlimited the most
• Modem
• 2 pupils no Internet at home
• R more broadband connection in rural areas,
• cheapper

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Pupils - approach

• Internet useful for homework (copy, some
  verify, some trust totaly)
• Internet threat virus, hacers
• MSN Messangers with their friends rarely with
  unknown people
• Sometimes pretend to be somebody else
• Download music, games
• Games rarely online games
• R how to collect information, different dangers

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Parents

• 1) Restrict (harmful for eyes)
• 2) Not restrict, not control
• 3) bad markes - no Internet
• Chat, MSN Messanger forbidden (unknown people)
• R to be aware of different dangers to talk with
  their pupils about the activities they do on the
  Internet explain why they forbid (to avoid the
  children going to their friends)

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• Thank you for your attention!
• Justyna.Wenglorz_at_interklasa.pl