Evaluation of Skills for Scotland Online Survey: Pupils/Students
Section 1: Administration
Q1 Contact name
Q2 College/school
Q3 Gender
Female
Male
Q4 Age
14
15
16
17
Q5 What subjects did you study?
Automotive skills intermediate 1
Beauty Higher
Construction crafts intermediate 1
Construction crafts intermediate 2
Creative digital media intermediate 1
Early Education and Childcare intermediate 1
Early Education and Childcare intermediate 2
Energy intermediate 2
Engineering skills intermediate 1
Engineering skills intermediate 2
Financial services intermediate 2
Hairdressing intermediate 1
Hairdressing intermediate 2
Health sector intermediate 1
Health sector intermediate 2
Health and Social Care Higher
Hospitality intermediate 1
Hospitality intermediate 2
Laboratory Science intermediate 2
Maritime Skills intermediate 2
Practical Experiences: Construction and Engineering Access 3
Retailing intermediate 2
Rural skills intermediate 1
Sport and Recreation intermediate 1
Sport and Recreation intermediate 2
Uniformed and Emergency Services intermediate 1
Q6 Have you been involved with DeskSpace?
Yes
No
Section 2: DeskSpace Evaluation
Q7 What were your previous main uses of computers for learning in school/college?
Accessing documents from school/college intranet
Accessing PowerPoint presentations from school/college intranet
Accessing web links to information on the internet
Q8 How easy is DeskSpace to use?
Very Easy
Easy
Neither Easy or Difficult
Difficult
Very Difficult
Q9 What parts of DeskSpace did you find easy to use, which difficult?
Easy
Difficult
Don't use
Action plan
Experience
Meeting
Activity
Ability
Achievement
Thought
Web Folio
Blog
CV
My Asset Store
About Me
My Community
My Tags
Online Check Lists
Self Audit
File uploads
Send Asset to person
Send Asset to Gateway
Q10 Can you rate the extent of your use of each of the key features of DeskSpace?
Use it a lot
Use it quite a lot
Use it on Occasions
Don't use it
Action plan
Experience
Meeting
Activity
Ability
Achievement
Thought
Web Folio
Blog
CV
My Asset Store
About Me
My Community
My Tags
Online Check Lists
Self Audit
File uploads
Send Asset to person
Send Asset to Gateway
Q11 Have you had any problems when using DeskSpace ?
Yes
No
Q12 Did you receive tutor support in the use of DeskSpace ?
Yes
No
Q13 How useful did you find tutor support in preparing you to use DeskSpace?
Very useful
Useful
Neither/Nor
Not useful
Not useful at all
Q14 After having used DeskSpace for some time now, would you welcome further tutor support?
Yes
No
Not sure
Q15 How did your experience of DeskSpace match your expectations?
Greatly exceeded expectations
Exceeded expectations
Matched expectations
Failed to meet some expectations
Failed to meet all expectations
Q16 Are you more or less enthusiastic about your subject as a result of using DeskSpace
More enthusiastic
Just as enthusiastic
Less enthusiastic
Q17 If you are more enthusiastic is this because of any of the following factors?
Yes
No
You are very familiar with online environment
You are fluent with technology
You have supportive ICT staff in school/college
You have good access to computer equipment
Your course work is highly suited for DeskSpace
Q18 Have you experienced any barriers to your use of DeskSpace?
Yes
No
Being able to access IT resources
Your ability to use IT
Your confidence in using IT
Lack of support from school/college
Teacher/tutor knowledge of IT
Teacher/tutor confidence in using IT
Teacher/tutor technical skills
Suitability of your subject area
Q19 Has using DeskSpace provided you with any of the following benefits?
Yes
No
You have been able to organise your work more effectively
It has provided you with increased social and communication interactions with your fellow students
It has provided you with additional access to resources which have helped with your learning
The innovative and fun aspects of DeskSpace helps to motivate you to learn
Q20 How does the DeskSpace method of assessment compare with the usual paper based method of assessment?
Much prefer DeskSpace
Prefer DeskSpace
No preference
Prefer Usual Method Of Assessment
Much Prefer Usual Method Of Assessment
Q21 Have you been involved with Mobile DeskSpace?
Yes
No
Section 3: Mobile DeskSpace Evaluation
Q22 How easy was Mobile DeskSpace to use?
Very Easy
Easy
Neither Easy or Difficult
Difficult
Very Difficult
Q23 Which do you prefer, Mobile DeskSpace or PC based DeskSpace?
PC based DeskSpace
Mobile DeskSpace
Both the same
Q24 Which Mobile DeskSpace facilities have you used – how easy were they to use?
It was easy
I managed
It was difficult
I managed with assistance
I could not manage it
Did not use
Access DeskSpace
Login
Record a blog entry
Upload a picture on the phone
Send picture to my asset store
Send a picture to my blog
Upload a blog
Upload a video
Send a video to asset store
Send a video to blog
Q25 Did you experience any problems with any of the following?
Yes – major problems
Yes – minor problems
No problems
Mobile reception in school/college
Wi-Fi access in school/college
Restrictions on mobile use in school/college
Q26 How much do you like....
Like very much
Like a little
Don’t like at all
.....using a mobile phone for learning?
.....being able to use your own phone?
.....being able to use DeskSpace anywhere?
Thank you for taking time to complete this survey and helping us with our evaluation