Research Aims, Questionnaires and Updated Questions

Research aims

The target audience research aim is to develop an understanding of their current knowledge of the subject matter and also to understand the different types of media that they like to consume. This second point will influence the type of output solution I create for the project.

The research aim for analysing the teachers will be to gain insight on their experience with teaching about Irish mythology and primarily to get insight on what techniques and technology they think are successful in teaching children about new concepts and stories. This will act as an aid in finding out what kind of teaching strategy I could apply to my own work in order to engage the minds of my target audience.

Updated questions

(Questions with multiple answers will be formatted correctly)

Children's questions-

· Do you think Irish mythology is interesting?

· Would you like to learn more about Irish mythology?

· Where did you learn about Irish mythology? School, home, library

· Would you prefer to learn about this at home or in school?

· Do you like fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, horror, fairytales, poetry, documentary

Why do you like this?

· Do you enjoy reading?

· Do you like learning about Greek or Roman mythology? e.g. Zeus, Hades, Aphrodite etc.

· Do you prefer to watch a story(movie) or read a story(book)?

· How do you like to learn about new stories? Tv shows, movies, books, video games, talking

· Where do you watch tv shows and movies? Irish National TV, Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime, Disney+ etc.

· What are your 5 favourite tv shows and movies?

What do you like about these? Stories, characters, colours, music

· Do you recognise any of these names?

· St. Patrick

· St. Brigit

· Cú Chulainn

· Queen Mebh

· Fionn Mac Cumhail

· Oisín

· Balor

· The Dullahan

· Children of Lir

· Tír na nÓg

· Tuatha Dé Danann

· Táin Bó Cúailnge

Teacher's questions-

These questions are divided into 2 different sections; mythology in the classroom and teaching technology and strategies.

Irish mythology in the classroom

· What class(es) do you teach?

· Do you teach about Irish mythology in your classroom?

If so, which stories do you teach?

· Do you think there is value in learning about Irish mythology?

· Do you feel you have a good enough level of knowledge on Irish mythology to be able to teach it to your students?

· Do you personally have an interest in Irish mythology?

· In your opinion has the amount of Irish mythology on the curriculum reduced over time?

If so, do you have an insight into why this happened?

· Do you think there is room in the current curriculum for Irish mythology?

Please explain why.

· Do you think Irish mythology would be better taught at home or in school?

Teaching technology and strategies

· What learning tech do you use in the classroom?

How do you think this has benefitted/hindered your teaching?

· Do you think specialist classroom materials would be beneficial to you in teaching your students about Irish mythology?

· What devices do you use to teach difficult concepts to your class?

· What do you think would be a good way of teaching Irish mythology to children, specifically between the ages of 8 and 10?

· Identify 3 of your top strategies for helping relay difficult information to your students?