What Parents Think About My Class Blogging….
What: Survey results from Parents. Their response to our class blogging.
Why: I wanted to gather data to see the Parents perceptions of the class blog and how often they use it. I also wanted to perform a stage 2 survey to see if Parents have moved to purchasing broadband since the last survey in June 2007.
How: The survey was stuck into each student’s diary in November 2007 for their Parents. Parents had one week to complete the short survey.
Results:
18 of the 23 Parents completed the survey (78% participation).
1/ Q: “Do you have a working computer at home?”
A: 95% = Yes (95% said “yes” in June)
2/ Q: “Do you have broadband? (Fast Internet connection)”
A: 83% = Yes (55% said “yes” in June)
3/ Q: “On average how often do you as a Parent and your child interact with the class blog?”
A: 
4/ Q: “Do you believe that the class blog benefits your child’s education?”
A: 14/18 Parents (78%) = Yes (4 Parents (22%) failed to complete this question.)
Summary:
- Most Parents (95%) had a working computer at home.
- Children and Parents were far less likely to use the class blog if they didn’t have broadband.
- There has been a definite shift (55% - 83%) to purchasing broadband since June this year.
- 53% of students use the class blog at home on average more than twice a week.
- 78% of Parents interact with the class blog on average less than twice a week.
- ALL Parents who correctly completed the survey believe the class blog benefits their child’s education. One reason why four Parents may not have filled this part of the survey in could be because the question was hard to read and may have been missed accidentally.
