Secondary School Students and Internet Forums—A Survey of Student Views Contrasted with an Analysis of Internet Forum Posts
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Background
2.1. Digital Media and Education
2.2. Internet Forums as a Resource for Science and Chemistry Education
3. Views of Secondary Students on Internet Forums and User Behavior
3.1. A Questionnaire-Based Survey on How Secondary Students in Gemrany Use Internet Forums with Special Reference to Chemistry
3.1.1. Method and Sample
3.1.2. Findings
3.2. A Showcase Analysis of the Most Popular German Language Internet Forum, Gutefrage.net, with a Special View Toward Chemistry Education
3.2.1. Method and Sample
- A1: Questions about the human body (nutrition, body care, body awareness, etc.);
- A2: Issues of importance to society and the environment (chemicals, environmental awareness, occupations, etc.);
- A3: Questions about everyday life (clothes, animals, sports, mobility, etc.).
3.2.2. Findings
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Interests | Total | Categories of Interest | ||
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Number | Percentage | |||
1 | Diseases and health problems | 243 | 36.4% | A1 Questions about the human body, e.g., nutrition, body care, body awareness |
2 | Healthy eating | 203 | 30.4% | |
3 | Functions of the body | 154 | 23.1% | |
4 | Personal hygiene | 145 | 21.7% | |
5 | Sports nutrition | 131 | 19.6% | |
6 | Body decoration | 114 | 17.1% | |
7 | Room fragrances, perfumes, deodorants | 89 | 13.3% | |
8 | Compatibility of personal care products, creams | 77 | 11.5% | |
9 | Ingredients and effects of drugs | 77 | 11.5% | |
10 | Diets, sweeteners | 75 | 11.2% | |
11 | Dental care, teeth cleaning, whitening | 71 | 10.6% | |
12 | Sweets | 60 | 9% | |
13 | Composition of food and drink | 56 | 8.4% | |
14 | Food additives | 47 | 7% | |
15 | Explosives, poisons | 117 | 17.5% | A2 Issues of importance to society and the environment, e.g., chemicals, environmental awareness, occupations |
16 | Toxic substances in everyday products | 100 | 15% | |
17 | Environmental issues | 81 | 12.1% | |
18 | Effects of chemicals in the environment | 58 | 8.7% | |
19 | Energy generation | 49 | 7.3% | |
20 | Seals of approval | 25 | 3.7% | |
21 | Packaging material and recycling | 18 | 2.7% | |
22 | Electronics, mobile phones, computers, electronic waste | 400 | 59.9% | A3 Questions about everyday life, e.g., technique, clothing, animals, knowledge, applications with benefits, miscellaneous |
23 | Animals and pets | 219 | 32.8% | |
24 | Dress | 182 | 27.2% | |
25 | Sports equipment | 174 | 26% | |
26 | Cars, traffic, bicycles, trains | 167 | 25% | |
27 | Alcohol, cigarettes, drugs | 132 | 19.8% | |
28 | Plastics | 70 | 10.5% | |
29 | Planting and gardening | 40 | 6% | |
30 | Functional clothes | 32 | 4.8% |
Response Yields | ||
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X = 0 | unusable yield | K 0 |
0 < X < 5 | low yield | K 1 |
X = 5 | average yield | K 2 |
5 < X < 14 | high yield | K 3 |
X > 13 | very high yield | K 4 |
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Dittmar, J.; Eilks, I. Secondary School Students and Internet Forums—A Survey of Student Views Contrasted with an Analysis of Internet Forum Posts. Educ. Sci. 2019, 9, 121. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci9020121
Dittmar J, Eilks I. Secondary School Students and Internet Forums—A Survey of Student Views Contrasted with an Analysis of Internet Forum Posts. Education Sciences. 2019; 9(2):121. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci9020121
Chicago/Turabian StyleDittmar, Johanna, and Ingo Eilks. 2019. "Secondary School Students and Internet Forums—A Survey of Student Views Contrasted with an Analysis of Internet Forum Posts" Education Sciences 9, no. 2: 121. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci9020121
APA StyleDittmar, J., & Eilks, I. (2019). Secondary School Students and Internet Forums—A Survey of Student Views Contrasted with an Analysis of Internet Forum Posts. Education Sciences, 9(2), 121. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci9020121