Transcript Do the former year 7 students like the school library?

My Research Project
By Karolina Strzelec
My Research Question
Topic: Literature & libraries
My research question is: Do
the former year 7 students like
the school library?
The Methods I used
I gave out questionnaires to 30 year 7 pupils (15
girls and 15 boys). I used methods in my
questionnaires such as:
• A likert scale (this is when you ask someone
if they strongly agree/agree/don’t
know/disagree or strongly disagree
• Yes/no/don’t know questions
• Numerical questions (e.g.0,1,2,3,4,5,5+)
Questionnaires
These are some of the questions I asked in my
questionnaire:
1. Are you male or female?
2. Do you like spending time in the library?
Yes/no
3. How many books do you take out monthly?
0/1/2/3/4/5/5+
4. The books in the library are interesting.
Strongly agree/agree/disagree/strongly
disagree
Keeping research ethical
I kept my research systematic (meaning I gave everyone
the same questionnaire) and I kept it ethical
(Meaning that the data stays anonymous).
In fact, one day I was asking people in the library to fill
in questionnaires and someone wrote that they
never went in the library(even though the person
was in the library) and that they use the library for
going on the computers. I told Mrs Doyle about this
but I told no names.
Data analysis
Do the year 7 boys like spending time in the
school library?
12
Number of Boys
10
8
6
4
2
0
yes
no
Data analysis
Do year 7 girls like spending time in the
library?
16
14
Number of girls
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Yes
No
(Some girl wrote both yes and no so that’s why it shows up there are 16 girls)
Results
From my research I learned that most boys and
girls agree that the books in the library are
interesting. I also learned that boys prefer to
use the library for the computers while the
girls prefer to sit and chill with their friends.
Girls’ Results
The girls think the library is ‘welcoming’ and
‘mostly quiet but can be noisy’. So overall I
think the girls think positive of the library. Also
eight of them strongly agreed to when I stated
that the library is good for the school.
Although one person disagreed.
Boys’ Results
The boys think the school library is ‘nice’ and
calm. Although two of them think the library is
‘rubbish’. Also the boys wrote that they only
visit the library once or twice a week. So
overall I think the boys have a verity of
different opinions about the school library.
Most of the opinions are positive, but there
are a few people that disagree.
Conclusion
In conclusion I think the former year 7 students
like the school library. The majority of the girls
and boys said they are most likely to go to the
library at break so it shows that the children
choose to go to the library themselves.
What I would do differently
If I got a chance to do this project again I would
do the following differently:
• I wouldn’t leave everything to the last minute.
• I would attend more of the meetings after
school.