Writers for the Future – Adventure Island pilot pre evaluation - pupils

Please complete the form and return it to your teacher. School: Age:

About you

1. How would you rate your personal familiarity with the Internet (please circle one choice);

No familiarity little familiarity confident user expert user

2. Do you use the Internet at school? YES NO If so, how often (please circle):

Daily Weekly Occasionally

3. Do you use the Internet at home? YES NO If so, how often (please circle):

Daily Weekly Occasionally

4. Do you use the Internet at a library? YES NO If so, how often (please circle):

Daily Weekly Occasionally

5. Do you use email? YES NO If so, how often (please circle):

Daily Weekly Occasionally

6. Do you use Instant Messaging? YES NO If so, how often (please circle):

Daily Weekly Occasionally

7. Do you use text messaging? YES NO If so, how often (please circle):

Daily Weekly Occasionally

8. Do you use Internet Chat rooms? YES NO If so, how often (please circle):

Daily Weekly Occasionally

9. Which do you enjoy using most:

Email Instant Messaging Text messaging Chat rooms

Can you say why:

10. What type of website do you visit most often (please circle):

http://www.kidsonthenet.com

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Research Games Sport Film / TV

11. Do you have your own computer? YES NO

General Information

Before the pilot project begins, please circle from 1 – 5 (1 being ‘I disagree’, 5 being ‘I agree’) for the following statements:

Disagree Don’t know Agree

12.I enjoy English / literacy lessons 1 2 3 4 5

13. I like writing stories 1 2 3 4 5

14. I like writing descriptively 1 2 3 4 5

15. I like diary writing 1 2 3 4 5

16. I like working on my own in literacy 1 2 3 4 5

17. I like working on a big project in literacy 1 2 3 4 5

18. I like using the computers during literacy lessons 1 2 3 4 5

19. I like using the computers to play games 1 2 3 4 5

20. I like using the computers to research information 1 2 3 4 5

21. I like using computers to talk to my friends 1 2 3 4 5

22.I like other people to read my work 1 2 3 4 5

23. I like to read other peoples work 1 2 3 4 5

24. I can ‘copy and paste’ my work on a computer 1 2 3 4 5

25. I can edit my work on the computer 1 2 3 4 5

26. I can create work for the Internet 1 2 3 4 5

27. I can create an online activity for others to use 1 2 3 4 5

Thank you for your time completing this form. Please return it to your teacher.

http://www.kidsonthenet.com

© Kids on the Net 2004