1) Gender:

Female

Male

2) Age:

11-13

13-14

15-17

18-20

3) Ethnicity:

African

East Indian

Chinese

Mixed

Other (if other please specify) ________________

4) Religion:

-Christian

-Muslim

-Hindu

-other (if other please specify) _________________

5) Which form level do you belong to

Form 1

Form 2

Form 3

Form 4

Form 5

Form 6

6) What do you want to be in the future?

Doctor

Lawyer

Teacher

Dentist

Other (if other please specify) _______________

7) What is your study technique?

Reading what you have been taught

Quizzing yourself

Repeating what you have been taught over and over

Study group

Other (if other please specify)___________________

8) How often do you study?

Everyday

Not at all

Once/twice a week

When I feel like

9) What are some factors that motivate children to do well?

To be successful

Getting lots of money

Big house nice car

10) Are you goals:

Long term

Short term

Close enough to being something

Not goal at all

11) How important are your goals to you?

Important

It’s the most important thing in my life

Not so much important to me

Not important

12) How sure are you that you are going to achieve your goals?

10-40%

50-70%

80-90%

100%

13) Who is you best support system?

Grandparents

Aunts, uncles

Religious leaders

Parents

Best friend(s)

14) Who is you mentor/role model

Mother

Father

Teacher

Other (if other please specify) _____________

15) What is the leading cause of children not being abe to set goals that

are right for them?

Too many distractions

Following friends

Peer pressure

Parents choosing a career that is not right for the child

Parents not being involved

16) What are some ways in which the school can motivate students?

Having achievement day

Having lecturers speak to students

Give students honour cards

Have mentors (teachers/ peers)

17) Do you agree that scholarship programmes pushes a child to achieve

more?

Agree

Disagree

Neutral

Strongly agree

Strongly disagree

18) Do you think that teachers should award students for attaining high

grades?

Yes

No

19) Do you agree/disagree that students of “non-prestige schools” are

demotivated or are put to a disadvantage because of the school status?

Agree

Disagree

Strongly agree

Strongly disagree

20) How can you peers assist one another in attaining higher grades?

Study group

Book club

Friendly competitions

Other (if other please specify) ________________________

21) Do you think achievement day acts as a motivation for students?

Yes

No

22) What can parents do to motivate their children to do better?

Award them with treats when they do well

Give them anything they ask for

Carry them out when they want

22) What are some ways in which teachers can motivate their students?

Promise them field trips if they do well

Give out prizes for top (5) or (10)

Honour cards

Other (if other please specify) ___________________

23) Where do you see yourself next (6) six years?

Housewife

Unemployed

Owner of a business

Joining the labour force

24) In your opinion what do you think are the goals of students of this

generation?

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