Questionnaire for college magazine

Questionnaire for college magazine

Q1:Do you prefer information on…

1.   Social activities you and friends can do

=2

2.   Benefiting your education, e.g. revision tips.

=4

3.   Benefiting your health

=4

This response has made me choose two main topics to include in my magazine. I will demonstrate this by having two sections in my contents page, on of being “thinking of you” of which will have topics, such as how to stop smoking because this relates to health, and at this age teenagers start to experiment with smoking and their parents may not agree with it. Also by having a section called “thinking of your education”, which will include topics such as how to write a great UCAS personal statement, which will benefit their education.

Q2: How many times do you read magazines?

1.   Weekly =8

2.   Once/twice a year=2

3.   Never

This response is good because now I know that magazines are popular amongst my target audience, therefore they are going to feel more inclined to read it.

Q3: Which gender do you think stereotypically prefers doing schoolwork?

1.   Male=2

2.   Female=8

This is useful, because the model for my front cover needs to be a role model for the perfect student, so its important for my target audience (students) to recognize someone who is more likely to be enthusiastic towards school, so the magazine is believable and relatable.

Q4: How many times do you revise a week?

1.   1-3 times  =7

2.   5+ =1

3.   Never =2

This is useful because it shows that some people aren’t sure on how to revise efficiently, therefore need help to find a suitable strategy, this means I can add stuff into my magazine to help this, such as revision tips proven to work, e.g. writing things in different coloured pens to help memorization.

Q5: How many times a week would you like to revise?

1.   1-3    =3

2.   5+     =7

3.   Never

This means that a lot of students would like to do well, therefore they have the capability, but just need the right help. This is useful as it helps to get a average view of a students mindset, because its not that they don’t want to do well, but just don’t know how to, therefore it will be most useful to use lots of tips within my magazine.

Q6: Does having the right equipment give you more motivation, i.e. at the beginning of the school year are you excited to start and do well, because you feel prepared?

1.Yes=10

2. No

This is useful because It has given me an idea, that to encourage students to do well, I can include a Whsmiths £10 voucher to spend when receiving a magazine, this is also suitable as students are always trying to save money and work on a budget.

Q7: Do you ever feel stressed about college?

1.   Yes =10

2.   No

This response has shown that school impacts mental health, which can restrict students from doing their best. Therefore I can include ways of de-stressing students, which may help them improve their grades and mental well-being.

Q8: Do you smoke?

1.   Yes =4

2.   No =6

This high number has shown that teenagers may be turning to smoking because of their stressful lifes of peer pressure.

Q9: Would you like to quit smoking?

1.   Yes =4

2.   No

This has made me think to include a how to stop smoking guide in my magazine, to help vulnerable students quit this bad habit.

Q10: What do you want to do when you leave college…

1.   Get a full time job

2.   Apprenticeship  =5

3.   University  =5

This is useful to know, because now I no to include help on how to write a great personal statement for UCAS. As these students will need to do this and can find it helpful as students struggle.