evaluation of the project "it or not it"
EVALUATIONS OF THE LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN THE PROJECT
"IT OR NOT IT"
5 LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN 5 COUNTRIES – PROJECT PARTNERS
COMPARATIVE/TOTAL ANALYSIS OF THE 5 COMMON QUESTIONS
During the 3rd final Transnational meeting of teachers in project, we agreed to compare answers to 5 common questions in the evaluation of each Learning activity held in the project. After each visit to the partner country, all participants of the Learning activity filled up the questionnaire to evaluate it.
The goal of this analysis is to see how was each visit assessed by the participants and what it looks like in total for all of our visits/Learning activities.
The number of persons who evaluated the visit by the country:
Altogether, 216 persons (students and teachers) filled up the questionnaire with 5 common questions, 2 questions for identification (country of origin and occupation – student/teacher) and 13 – 17 other questions about specific IT tool workshop or local famous places we had visited.
Of the total number of 216 persons, there were:
Students – 162
Teachers – 53
The base for comparison and analysis are following 5 common questions:
Participants could grade the answer on the scale from 1 to 5; 1 is strong disagreement, 2 to 4 are different levels of agreement, while 5 is strong agreement.
The way of analysing is to observe just options with the majority number of answers, which in this case are 4 and 5, as the answers which are chosen from respondents as „satisfied“ and „highly satisfied“ (or „agree“ and „strongly agree“) with statement.
From the graph, it is obvious that respondent's satisfaction in all countries was, if we add up 4 and 5 („satisfied“ and „highly satisfied“), always more than 77%.
Answers on this question shows that more than half of participants think they improved their knowledge about culture of the participant countries. In the three of countries that number is bigger than 75%, in one even 93,60%.
More than half participants agree in the statement that their motivation for foreign languages learning has increased after visit. In the three of our countries their motivation was demonstrated in more than 80% answers.
A summed 4 and 5 answers shows that half or more participant were satisfied and highly satisfied with the overall organisation in each partner country, in some of them more than 75 and even 85%.
All the answers on this question show high satisfaction with the help of coordinating teachers in all countries.
In total, our conclusion could be that we got very realistic results in the evaluations of the visits and Learning activities. There are some, but not statistically significant, answers of participants who were not satisfied with some parts of organisation or content. Some of them were in the middle between satisfaction and dissatisfaction or disagreement and agreement about their improvement in language skills or culture knowing. Anyway, statistically significant percentage of participants were very satisfied with all 5 measured categories, which is important for us, the coordinators, and gives us a positive feedback about whole project idea, as well as the realization of all planned activities.
Cypriot students speak in a live TV program about their experience of participate in the project.
Mrs Androula Vassiliou Former Commissioner for Education & Culture at EU commission has been invited and address the participants at the closing ceremony of the meeting in Cyprus and has the opportunity to see the presentations of the work of the students during the meeting.
She wrote about this in her facebook page:
"It was great to participate in the closing event of an ERASMUS+ project at the Lyceum of Paliometoho in Cyprus with the participation of schools from 5 EU countries. After presentation of their work the students and teachers took part in a group dance in the school yard! Wonderful atmosphere!“
She also wrote on her facebook
"Αυτό που χάρηκα ιδιαίτερα κατά τη πρωινή μου επίσκεψη στο Λύκειο Παλιομετόχου είναι η αγάπη και η στοργή με την οποία περιέβαλαν τα παιδιά που συμμετείχαν στο πρόγραμμα ERASMUS+μια συμμαθήτρια τους με φυσική αναπηρία. Μπράβο παιδιά. Αυτό σημαίνει Ανθρωπιά!“
Translation in english
"What I particularly enjoyed during my morning visit to Paliometoho Lyceum is the love and affection which surrounded the children who participated in ERASMUS + their classmate with a physical disability. Well done kids. This means Humanity! "
students' and teachers' impressions of the project
fMarko Paradi student form Croatia said:
My experience with this project was amazing. I learned a lot about tools we have used. Beside that, I have learned lot about people in Cyprus, their culture, etc. Above all, I met new people, made new friends and had a great time with them. From this project, I only have good memories and I have them a lot. I felt great. I had even that best feeling in the world, when you like someone. I really appreciate that I had chance to be part of it and if I could, I would be in it again, that's for sure. I highly recommend this project to other students who loves travel, meet new people, making new friendships, maybe even relationships and learn something new. Because we got all that from this project and much much more. Thank you slightsmile smajlić
Martina Dumbović student from Croatia
I have enjoyed in every second of our travel and i wish it lasted longer. The best thing about this project is that i met people of my age that became my friends. I think it's useful to know how to use tools we have learning about and some day i might need them. I am happy to be part of this project. We didn't learned only about those tools, we've learned about other cities, languages, cultures and different people and that is much more important.
Nikola Novosel student from Croatia
My opinion about whole project is great, I think that everyone in this project had a lot of fun. This was chance for me to learn some new programs, things and to meet a lot of new friends from Europe. I feel little sad because I didn't travel to some other country, but that isn't so important. I would like to call everyone in this type of projects in school, because it makes school "better" place.
Josef Bouše, from Czech Republic
I loved this project, it was an amazing and original experience. I met a lot of new friends and learned a lot of new things. I had a great time in Croatia and Cyprus, teachers and students were very nice and cooperative. We worked in great workshops, where I learned new things. I also liked showing our partners our country, the capital and my school. Working with other students was a lot of fun, I really enjoyed it. I hope to participate in some other project like this. I miss everyone and everything from the project.
Anamarija Puklin student from Croatia
I have a great time in this project. I learned lot of thing, met a great people, make new friendship. I would like to repeat this great experience.
Katarina Grandavec student from Croatia
First of all, I just want to say that I had time of my life! Project like this one gave us a lot of opportunities to visit other countries, learn something about them, taste their food, and see their culture. We had a great time, every country had something new and interesting to show us, but best of all were the people! We've met some great people and made friendships for life, and one day, if we came back to those countries, we know that we have our second family there waiting for us. It was amazing experience and I would recommended it to everyone!
David Prokeš student from Czech Republic
I´m really glad I had opportunity to participate in this project. I met a lot of new friends and I had a great time. It was very educational, it helped me to get to know new countries and improve my English. I visited Croatia where I stayed in a great family. I had the opportunity to get to know their culture and see their country. During the learning activity in the Czech Republic I was a team leader and this was a great experience for me.
Nikola Svetec student from Croatia
I really like the Erasmus+ project. I learned a lot of new things, meet a lot of new and interesting people.The project make me to think different about some things and technology. If I will have a opportunity to be a part of some similar project I access to it. I recommend to all students to be a part of any project because it is a very nice feeling.
Petra Pavetić student from Croatia
My experience in IT OR NOT IT project was great. I have learn a lot about technology, interesting IT tools, other people and their culture which is wonderful. It would be nice to be again in the project like this because we were learning together.
Petr Veselý, student Czech Republic
IT or not IT was a very good project, I found there lot of new friends. We also learned to work with new exciting apps like Kahoot and Dropbox. I visited Croatia and I loved it! It was my first flight in a plane. I finally found a real practical use of English language. In the Czech Republic me and my friends managed and prepared a „programming workshop“ where we tried to teach other students some basic programming in C. Leading my team in geocaching game was really funny and it was in my opinion best experience for everybody! Every student should try to get in some similar project, it was a very good experience!
Natalija Vlahek student from Croatia
My experience in project "It or not it" is beautiful. I was so happy because of trip in other country. I meet new friends from different countries and tried new cultures and food, saw so many new and famous places. In project I learned working in applications for better studying. After this project my English is much better. I would participate in new project and recommend other students to participate in project because that is great experience for whole life.
Martyna Grygierzec, a student from Poland
In my opinion, participation in Erasmus+ project was a wonderful experience. The possibility to be a part of workshops, which were conducted in a very interesting way, was a huge chance for all of us. We've learned many useful things about modern technologies, which we use in various occasions. We also had an oppurtunity to visit the most beautiful places. Durning the project we struck up a lot of new friendships and we've learned about culture of other countries. I believe that the project gave us many opporunities and it was unforgetable experience for us.
Martyna Grygierzec, a student from Poland
Participation in Erasmus+ Project was for us, students, and a huge chance. Thanks to the trips to the partner countries abroad we could know a culture of other countries, meet great people and through the workshops we've developed our knowledge about new technologies. We've improved our English and made new friendships with other members of the project from four foreign countries. I think for us it was an unforgettable experience and memories for the whole life.
Ainhoa Dominguez - Headmistress Maria Reina Eskola - Spain
“It has been a rewarding and enriching experience at personal and professional level for me. Professionally the project has been very important during the two years for our school community. It has been our first European Project, an unique opportunity given to our students for a different way of feeling Europe. They have experienced other cultures, learnt and worked with IT Tools in a collaborative way and improve their knowledge of language. The idea to participate again in an Erasmus Project has become very attractive as this experience has been very rich for all of us, students, teachers, parents and management team. Personally I have learnt a lot from my European partners. They have taught me how to work in an international partnership project and I also have learnt to accept the fact that being different may also be the quality of someone. The experience has been very important in my life and I have become a lover of facing new realities and challenges”.
Mara Ivančević (teacher and project coordinator at Srednja škola Bedekovčina, Croatia)
Language learning, social interaction development, learning about different cultures and traditions are just some of benefits projects participating students and teachers gain.
Besides above mentioned, the IT or not IT project has had one more quality, a very important one – IT skills development.
Having experience of participation in almost all projects our school has participated in so far, I can say that this project has been very well organized, permeated with IT learning which is crucial for both, the participating students and the teachers.
I have improved my own IT skills and learned how to use some „new“ applications and tools which every teacher and everybody using IT technology for their job should be skilled in.
Besides learning, the other „ingredients“ of participation in the project are equally important. Learning about different countries and places, and the most important, meeting colleagues and exchanging work experience with them, thus learning in an informal way, is the part I enjoy very much.
So, in the case of any new project, I am eagerly willing to participate.
Inmaculada Marieta teacher from Spain
I've taken part in the project It ir not It of Erasmus+. As a teacher I can say that it has been a positive experience for the possibility the project has offered of meeting colleagues from other countries and make us be part of their school everyday life for some days. We have shared knowledge, have socialised and have communicated to each other in the common language we teach in our respective schools. We have also learnt from one another about our different cultures. Something which today far from being a barrier is an enriching cultural experience.