elosaniturri students answers 2013

ELOS EVALUATION

BY THE STUDENTS OF I.E.S. ANITURRI B.H.I. THE BASQUE COUNTRY

FEBRUARY 2013

This questionnaire was answered by fifteen students of IES Aniturri BHI who took part in different Comenius projects and Elos activities during 2011-2012. The questionnaire was published at the elos blog http://elosaniturri.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/elos-questionnaire/. The main goal of these questions was to evaluate how processes and content of the ELOS programme could be improved by asking students about their participation and assessment of the European activities carried out at school.

The students who answered the questions of this survey were 16-17 yearold girls and boys currently studying the first year of Post- Secondary education who took part in exchanges with students from Châteauroux (France) and Öhringen (Germany) and hosted students from those countries. During the mobilities they also worked with students from Redditch (England) and Cookstown (N Ireland), but due to the Child Protection law, they couldn’t be accommodated in families.

These students also took part in the European Studies programme while they were in Year 3 and Year 4 with schools in J15 group, which includes schools from Ireland as well as from Wales, Romania and Denmark.

The students in Year 4 of Secondary Education aged 13-14 will answer this questionnaire at the end of March after their first mobility to N Ireland. They will also complete the ELOS portfolio at the end of the school year.

The Elos team at Aniturri BHI hopes this questionnaire, will give them a feedback to improve their ELOS project so that our students gain the communicative, social and cultural skills as well as the required knowledge and attitude described in the Elos Common Framework for Europe Competence (CFEC) to learn, work and live as European citizens.

Summary of the answers A. BILATERAL OR MULTILATERAL PROJECT According to the questionnaire, most students value their experience in a positive way. They feel they have learnt about the importance of respecting deadlines, especially when working in groups, and they feel more autonomous after taking part in the project. Most students have stated they are more aware of other cultures and have learnt about rules in other countries.

Have you learnt anything in the following areas as a result of the ELOS project? - Autonomy

100% affirmed that the project improved their autonomy Have you learnt anything in the following areas as a result of the ELOS project? - Team work

87% said that they learnt something on team work Have you learnt anything in the following areas as a result of the ELOS project? – Awareness of other cultures

100% said that they gained cultural awareness Have you learnt anything in the following areas as a result of the ELOS project? – Different rules (new school & families)

100% learnt about different rules in different countries.

B. PORTFOLIO Have you learnt anything in the following areas as a result of the ELOS project? – Foreign language learning.

100% affirmed their language learning was improved.

Have you learnt anything in the following areas as a result of the ELOS project? – Knowledge about Europe

93% said that they improved their knowledge about Europe Have you learnt anything in the following areas as a result of the ELOS project? - Presence of Europe in your academic life

93% said that they gained knowledge on topics related to Europe in their academic life.

Have you learnt anything in the following areas as a result of the ELOS project? – European Union culture and problems

93% stated that they gained knowledge on European Union culture and problems.

UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES Has the project improved your language skills in general? - Has the project improved your language skills in general?

All the answers show a positive outcome. As a result of the programmes the students involved in the project improved their language skills quite a lot or a lot.

Has the project improved your language skills in general? - Do you feel more confident using English after participating in this project?

Students feel more confident at different levels after taking part in the project. There is no negative answer.

Has the project improved your language skills in general? - Do you feel your social skills have improved as a result of the contact with other European schools?

93% said that they improved their social skills.

Has the project improved your language skills in general? - Do you feel your ICT skills have improved as a result of the contact with other European schools?

Most of them improved their ICT skills, although not all them meaningfully.

Has the project improved your language skills in general? - Did participating in this ELOS project make you more motivated for school work and language studies?

We found one negative answer to this question.

What is your dearest memory from the visit to your exchange partner’s country?

Speaking English in front of people that I didn’t know was something new I had never done before.

The local people were very friendly. German people are social and nice, very friendly.

I met new people and new cultures. I made new friends We had fun and we learnt the culture of another country. We also met people from other countries.

I remember Germany and parties with partners.

Trying new food and learning from different lifestyles.

I had a good time and I learnt to be more independent.

It was very enjoyable to meet new people and live with them.

Meeting new friends The time when we were all the members together was awesome.

The German family and my partner were great The visits, the families, the new experience‌ I liked it all.

The host family I stayed in was very friendly. I did lot of activities with them and I enjoyed it a lot. I also enjoyed working with my friends. We did lot of activities about sports, and we played some sports too.

Knowing different sports and playing them.

Meeting other people and different types of families was great.

Learning and teaching dances and teaching others our rural sports.

The videos we recorded

Grade from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much) how much you enjoyed… Project activity

Everybody enjoyed the activities Grade from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much) how much you enjoyed… - Group work

Grade from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much) how much you enjoyed… Exchange

Grade from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much) how much you enjoyed‌ Staying in a family

How would you define your participation in the project?

Participation varies among very intense, intense and middle. Nobody considers low participation.

Would you recommend others to take part in a similar activity to this one?

100% said they would recommend the project.