What do students in Thessaloniki think about surveys/ "survation" ?

Vasileios Bountzioukas Apostolos SiokasAnna Osmanay

The American College of Thessaloniki

Introduction

SURVATION -- debated and problematic issue --interesting and unexpected results

Main purpose:

Presentation of the public preferences

Overall improvement of surveys

Decision: examination of Thessaloniki’s student’s opinions.

Based on:

Age --Field Of Study –Tastes --Preferences

Benefits of this survey:

Retrieve information about survation

Raise awareness about survation issue

Survey analysis

20%

59%

14%6%

Age Ratio

<18 18-2020-2222-24 25>

What is your major?

Econo

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Politi

cs & IR

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36% 33%

10% 15 %5 %

Responds

Do you like surveys?

Yes It depens on the issue

No010203040506070

22.5 %

65 %

12 %

Responds

How much time are you willing to spend taking a survey?

13%

67%

21%

Time spending for surveys

<2 min.3-5 min.5-7 min.

Preference about surveys

Field of study Not familiar

with Conroversial issues Less serious

issues

010203040506070 63 %

18 %

65 %

33 %

Student's Interests

Would you ever take a survey on a topic which provokes no interest in you, but is important in itself, e.g. a survey on politics or economics ?

Yes

No

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Responds

Responds

19 %

81 %

47%

10%

43%

RespondsYes NoI does not matter

I prefer shorter surveys

I don't mind lengthy surveys

It doesn't matter if the topic is interesting

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

51 %

10 %

39 %

Responds

Time Consumption

Length of a survey

Finally, did you like this survey ? (answer with honesty)

Yes They did not like some points

No010203040506070

69 %

17 % 14 %

Respondents evalua...

Conclusion

Most of the students do like surveys if the topic is interesting to them.

Prefer taking surveys related to: Their field of study Controversial issues Important & debated issues (e.g politics & economics)

Their decision on taking a survey does not depend so much on their time.

Prefer taking short and online surveys.