Analysis of Results
The results of the questionnaire can be seen in the previous entry but I thought is was worth making a few preliminary observations.
Generally, the use of the internet is high, 81% of students use the internet at least once per day and all of them use it for email. This is not a surprise but it indicates a good basis on which to proceed. Interestingly, although very few students use the internet for communication (other than email), 69% use it for shopping. Shopping requires a relatively high degree of interaction with a website and indicates that most students already have the skills required to set up and run a blog.
One of the biggest surprises is that 69% of students indicated that they would have their own website if they knew how to go about it. This is a good argument for offering the Advanced Representation course to Garden Designers. It also indicates a willingness for students to get to grips with the creation of web content.
91% of students thought that the internet could be or would be useful for receiving feedback and a majority didn't feel that their privacy would be threatened by having their work online.
The one worrying statistic to come out of this questionnaire is that 50% of students do not keep a design diary. Yikes!
Overall, the results are very encouraging and seem to indicate that the project will succeed. So, the question remains, "why was the groups initial reaction so negative?" I think the answer to that lies in the response to question 6. A massive 84% of students had never seen a blog and 56% had never even heard of them. This did come as a big surprise to me and I now realise that I should have taken the time to show the group a blog and explain what it is and how it works at the briefing. I think it's only reasonable to conclude that the negative response was due, at least in part, to a fear of the unknown.
Generally, the use of the internet is high, 81% of students use the internet at least once per day and all of them use it for email. This is not a surprise but it indicates a good basis on which to proceed. Interestingly, although very few students use the internet for communication (other than email), 69% use it for shopping. Shopping requires a relatively high degree of interaction with a website and indicates that most students already have the skills required to set up and run a blog.
One of the biggest surprises is that 69% of students indicated that they would have their own website if they knew how to go about it. This is a good argument for offering the Advanced Representation course to Garden Designers. It also indicates a willingness for students to get to grips with the creation of web content.
91% of students thought that the internet could be or would be useful for receiving feedback and a majority didn't feel that their privacy would be threatened by having their work online.
The one worrying statistic to come out of this questionnaire is that 50% of students do not keep a design diary. Yikes!
Overall, the results are very encouraging and seem to indicate that the project will succeed. So, the question remains, "why was the groups initial reaction so negative?" I think the answer to that lies in the response to question 6. A massive 84% of students had never seen a blog and 56% had never even heard of them. This did come as a big surprise to me and I now realise that I should have taken the time to show the group a blog and explain what it is and how it works at the briefing. I think it's only reasonable to conclude that the negative response was due, at least in part, to a fear of the unknown.
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