School Magazine Questionnaire

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I gave out a number of my questionnaires to friends of my own age, and asked some students at my school to also fill out some results. I ensured that all people taking the questionnaire were of school age (15 to 18) and made note of the results.

Questions:

1. How many magazines do you read each month?
(a) Very Rarely (b) Once a month
(c) Twice a month (d) Three times per month +

2. If you read entertainment magazines, which type do you read most?
(a) Fashion/Celebrity (b) Music
(c) Sports (d) Other:

3. Do you regularly read a student/school magazine?
(a) Yes (b) No

4. If you are a student, which type of organisation do you attend?
(a) Non-student (b) School Sixth Form
(c) College (d) Other:

5. What information would you ideally like to see in a school magazine?
(a) Clubs (b) Educational
(c) Events/Achievements (d) School Trips/Holidays

6. What are your main interests?
(a) Studying (b) Sport
(c) TV/Film/Gaming/Music (d) Fashion

7. What is your favourite subject at College/Sixth Form?

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8. What is the most important aspect of life at sixth form/college?
(a) Education (b) Social Aspects
(c) Teacher/Pupil Relationship (d) University/ Careers Advice

9. Which do you prefer? Please state in order of preference.
(a) Lengthy articles (b) Short articles
(c) Diagrams (e.g. graphs and tables) (d) Pictures

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10. Please state anything you dislike about schools magazines you have previously read:

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I also designed my own interactive Questionnaire Online

I designed this questionnaire online:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEVhUG1OVlNpckczeTFpSnAxWGxTY0E6MA

I have posted the link on facebook and displayed the link in my MSN messenger profile, in order to advertise the questionnaire where the majority of my target audience spend a lot of their free time. The questionnaire automatically sends me an e-mail, in the form of a spreadsheet, detailing which answers were chosen by each user.

School Magazine Questionnaire Results

I have presented the results of my questionnaires:

Results: (some circled more than one option)

How many magazines do you read each month?

Very Rarely-2 Once a month-7 Twice a month-1 Three times a month-5

If you read entertainment magazines, which type do you read most?

Fashion/Celebrity-5 Music-4 Sports-4 Gaming-1 Army-1

Do you regularly read a school magazine?

Yes-1 No- 14

If you are a student, which type of organisation do you attend?

Non Student-0 School Sixth Form-11 College- 4 University-0

What information would you ideally like to see in a school magazine?

Clubs- 4 Educational-0 Events/Achievements- 10 School Trips/Holidays-3

What are your main interests?

Studying-4 Sport-2 TV/Film/Gaming/Music-5 Fashion-3 Army-1 Socialising-1

What is your favourite subject?

RS-1 Art Design-2 Psychology-1 History-1 Media-1 Music-2 Biology-2 Government and Politics-2 PE-1 Business Studies-1 Maths-1 Geography-1

What is the most important aspect of life at College/Sixth Form?

Education-8 Social Aspects-6 Teacher/Pupil Relationships-3

University/Careers Advice-0

Which do you prefer?

Lengthy Articles-2 Short Articles-4 Diagrams-3 Pictures-6

Things people do not like about school magazines:

• Adverts


• Boring articles


• Too Short


• Too much information about teachers


• Boring


• Colourless, boring, unprofessional, too repetitive


• Unprofessional


• Bad presentation/Outdated/Not Modern


• Dull/Boring


• Too educational


• Needs more information revolving students


• Uninteresting/Little relevant information


• Boring Repetitive-only talk about the school itself