This document summarizes the results of a survey of 41 students from Estonia, Iceland, and Denmark about international collaboration projects. Some key findings include: - The majority of students (44%) in the survey were from Denmark. Iceland had the second most respondents at 37% and Estonia had 19%. - When asked about their activity levels during a normal classroom vs. an international collaboration, 40% of students said they were more active during collaboration. - The aspects of project-based learning and working with an exciting subject that engaged over 80% of students. Using social media engaged around 45% of students. - Over 75% of Estonian students reported working on the collaboration project voluntarily

1. Empowering students in
collaboration
I have asked 41 students from
Estonia, Iceland and Denmark
what they think is most
important in different scenarios..

2. Students from Iceland, Estonia and
Denmark
3. Estonia
19% (8)
1. Denmark
44% (18)
2. Iceland
37% (15)

3. Age distribution
25
23 total= 56 %
20
8
15
12 total= 30%
10 5
6 total =14 % 15
5
4 7
2
0
13 14 15
Girls Boys

4. How active would you consider
Number of students
yourself to be during..
12
10
8
6 Normal classroom teaching
International collaboration
4
2
0 Activity scale.
1= low activity
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10= hihg actitity

5. Activity rate when collaborating
Number of students
international..
18
16 students = 40 %
16
14
12
12 students = 30 % 12 students = 30 %
3 10
10 5
8 3
6 1
4 4
6 6
2
2
0
Lower Same Higher
Iceland Estonia Denmark

6. How does the following things make
the teaching / learning at school
interesting and thereby makes you
interested and active?
•When you are using media like
blogs, wikis, Facebook..
•When you are collaborating with other countries
•When you learn about a really exciting subject
•When your work is project based

7. Activity in the different situations..
14
12
Number of students
10
8
6
4
2
0
Activity scale 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
When using media like
Facebook, blog, wiki..
1 1 4 1 2 6 7 8 18=45
7 %3
Collaborating with other
0 1 0 0 2 3 6 11
28=70 %9
8
countries
Exciting subject 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 33=82,5%
13 10 10
Project based 0 0 1 3 3 6 4 23=57,5%3
10 10

8. Have you worked voluntarily with the
project from home?
Estland Iceland Denmark
75,6% total
17=94%
24,4 % total
9=60% 1=6%
6=40%
5=62,5% 3=37,5%
Yes No

9. Through your work on an international collaboration
project have you voluntarily talked (through chat)to
your collaboration partners from home about other
things than the collaboration subject?
No Yes, but
15% only about
the project
5%
Yes, and
about other
things too
80%

10. What do you think made your project
a success?
100% Mean: 6,6 Mean: 6,2 Mean: 6,7 Mean: 7,7 Mean: 6,5
9.6% 7.5%
90% 17.2%
25.4%
80% 41.4%
70% 34.2%
60% 39.0% 63.4%
36.6%
50%
40% 31.7%
34.2%
30% 31.7% 23.4%
20% 17.0%
19.6%
10% 17.2%
7.3% 7.3% 9.7%
4.8% 4.8% 4.8% 7.3% 4.9%
0% 0.0%
Learning about Learning about Getteíng a new Using a foreign Using
other countries other other perspective language active Facebook, wikis
cultures when.. and blogs
1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Activity scale: 1=low, 10=high activity

11. 100% Mean:8,6 Mean: 8,6
90%
80%
70% 63.4%
70.8%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20% 29.3%
21.9%
10%
2.4% 2.4%
0% 4.9% 4.9%
0.0% 0.0%
How likely is it that you would be in an Is international collaboration a lot of fun?
international collaboration project again if
you had the choice?
1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10

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