Survey Results

I collected this information prior to my project proposal presentation, but I had not explained it thoroughly. He is the results and trends that I found from the 39 responses I gathered.

Here is a link to the survey I created:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GGF2RYN

Now for the results,

 

 

 

"Too dry with a lot of the interesting stuff left out, e.g. Horrible Histories, or historical articles on Cracked.com"

"History is diverse and so are interests. Being forced to learn particular history creates animosity for the subject."

"no interist in it"

"Bored with the way it's presented"

"Learning facts and dates can put some people off"

"In my opinion history wasn't enjoyable as it was heavy fact based learning remembering dates & figures and not necessary putting what you learn in context. Plus in my secondary school Irish history was only taught i.e. the plantation of Ulster.. where i would have preferred learning about WW2 which led to the modern day Europe - East/West Germany and the break up of the USSR and the cold war, American civil rights - Martin Luther King, John F Kennedy etc"

"some think it's irrelevant to their lives"

"It can be a lot of tedious information to memorise; dates, names of events etc."

"I believe that many people, especially children at secondary school age, do not understand the importance of history and have little time for it due to this."

"They find it boring, or irrelevant to their interests."

"People find it hard to follow especially history of other countries"

"It's always quite one-sided/biased towards the country in which you are in school."

"People nowadays are more concerned with the here and now,celebrities and Facebook."

"It's to subjective and not exploratory enough. People tell their side instead of studying all sides."

"Some people may not care about the past or find it difficult to remember the dates of historical events, this could put them off learning history"

"My teacher was scary"

"concentration on events and dates but not making it clear as to why these things are important now"

"Because it is seen as a subject where you have to write lots and the teacher always goes on and on"

"It depends on the teacher and how they teach the subject"

"The way it is being taught. It should be more interactive and fun so that as students we can engage ourselves. Also, modern history should be taught more so that it can be more relevant to our lives"

"Haven't a clue. If we don't know where we've been, how can we figure out where we're going?"

"Of course the main priority is that the teacher uses the right method to keep your interest, but I feel the work wether it's text books or homework needs to become more visual."

"To be honest I really enjoyed history but in the north we only really learned about English history and I'd have much rather learned about my own countries history ..."

"I only really enjoyed history in school when it was Irish history, or films were shown. I found I learnt better when it was visual because you weren't bombared with information written in a book. You were being shown the information like a normal film and it was better for the shock factor of some of the terrible things that have happened through the years. Irish history was more interesting because it was personal and about where I lived. In saying that it was good to learn about international history because we need to be aware of the rest of the world. Even if it wasn't too enjoyable at times its still needed for us to be culturally aware of places other than just where we live."

"Sometimes it's too much about reading books for exams"

"It's taught in a boring unapproachable way that becomes a list of dates and names."

"It's a very broad subject. Alot of people find it difficult to take in all the information."

"Boring as fuck teachers. Teaching Boring as fuck aspects of historical figures. I don't give a shit about remembering the exact years Rembrandt painted his shit, the asshole was so far up his own ass he could paint himself inside and out. THE LAST PART WAS THE INTERESTING PART. But like I didn't like History in school BUT HISTORY IS FUCKING FASCINATING I just got taught boring ass shit by boring ass people who didn't give a shit about teaching."

"I think some people may not like history as they find the times/people hard to relate to. This causes a disconnect."

"Everybody has their own preference, I personally don't like History in school but others might."

"Too many dates and such to remember"

"The way it is presented to them does not hold their attention."

"I think it's alot to do with the individual. Some people love reading, some writing, some researching, some art, some sport, some music,some love maths(.....like...maths... Really? But that's my opinion!). Some people may like all the above. It is just the way we are and what makes a person tick. In saying that, although I enjoyed history, I can see why some may not like it. There is alot of information from a study/examination perspective. Lots of dates and names. And I mean there is alot of history in the world. Sometimes people think the past is in the past, leave it there. It can be a difficult subject. Hard to remember all the details. That's why some people may not like it."

"Its extremely date based in grammar schools in particular. Very statistical and hard to learn."

"In school it's all about learning dates, not about hearing the interesting stories there are to tell!"

"It can be boring"

"Too many dates to remember"

"I believe the method of some teachings are rather dull. Too many dates and figures."

 

 

From the data I collected It became apparent that alot of people felt they didn't enjoy history in school however interestingly they still thought it was important to continue to study it in both primary and secondary level. So even though they didn't enjoy it they still seen the importance of it.

From the comments above from question 2, alot of the responses I recieved expressed a need for a visual form of learning. The current form of textbook learning makes it too dull.