This document reports on the results of a questionnaire given to 113 students in Iasi, Romania to assess their knowledge about Turkey, the country of one of the partners in the Erasmus+ project "HIDDEN STARS". The 6-item multiple choice questionnaire covered topics like the continents Turkey is located on, its capital city, the symbol on its flag, the location and famous exports of the Isparta region. Analysis showed the majority of students correctly identified details about Turkey and Isparta, demonstrating receptivity to learning about the Turkish partner country. The cultural exchange and mutual understanding goals of the "HIDDEN STARS" project appear to have been accomplished based on the students' knowledge.
2. METHOD TEMPLATE OF GATHERING THE DATA
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PUPILS
It was created by the project team;
it comprises 6 items;
the involved questions have close answers (multiple
choice);
it focuses the identification of some elements that are
specific to our project partners from Turkey.
3. Characterising the pupils subjected to the questionnaire
113 Pupils of D. A. Sturdza andVasile Conta schools Iasi
27 students- III rd grade, D. A. Sturdza School Iai
26 students- IV th grade, D. A. Sturdza School Iai
31 students- II nd grade, Vasile Conta School Iai
29 students- III rd grade, Vasile Conta School Iai
4. Results of counting the questionnaire
Item no 1 Answer choice/ number of answers
Name the two
continents on which
Turkey is located
A
Africa & Asia
B
Asia & Europa
C
Europa & Australia
D
Africa & Australia
3 107 3 0
The majority of the
pupils identifies the
correct answer
5. Data show that most
of the students identify
correctly the capital of
our partners country
Item no. 2: Answer choice / Number of answers
Which is the
capital of
Turkey?
A
Bodrum
B
Antalya
C
Ankara
D
Istanbul
1 2 94 16
6. Please notice that
the majority of our
students knows the
symbol on the Turkish
National flag
Item no. 3: Answer choice / number of answers
What is the
symbol on the
Turkish flag?
A
Triangle
B
Half moon
C
Circle of stars
D
Maple leaf
0 108 4 1
7. A significantly low
percentage (8%) of
students cannot locate
correctly the region of
Isparta, but the majority of
the students (92%), identifies
correctly the area where this
region is.
Item no. 4: Answer choice / number of answers
In which area of
Turkey is located
ISPARTA
Region?
A
North
B
East
C
South
D
West
3 2 104 4
8. Most of the students,
97%, identify correctly what
is ISPARTA famous for.
Item no. 5: Answer choice / number of answers
What is ISPARTA
well known for?
A
Grapes
B
Roses
C
Cherries
D
Tulips
0 110 1 2
9. The chart discloses
that most of the
students know the
name the region of
Isparta is known for.
Item no. 6: Answer choice / number of answers
How else is the
region of
ISPARTA called?
A
The Mountain
land
B
The Lake land
C
The Green land
D
The Valley land
1 110 1 1
10. Conclusions:
Our students express their interest and receptivity for the
discovering, learning and assessment of some information
referring to specific data about our project partners
involved in HIDDEN STARS;
Most of the students know relevant information about the
country of our Turkish partners as well as specific details
about the Isparta Province;
Our activity of cultural change and mutual knowledge of
the partner within the Project HIDDEN STARS is
accomplished.