Yr 8 History Survey

Please answer all questions honestly. Where you are asked for a reason please ensure that you fully explain your point.
Name: 


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Which form are you in?*
    8E
    8G
    8H
    8J
    8K
    8L


  1. I am*
    male
    female


  1. Over the last two years you have been taught by which members of the History department*
    Miss Hartshorn
    Miss Oldfield
    Mr Routledge
    Mr Clayton
    Mr Hand
    Mr Johnson
    Mr Booler
    Miss Pope


  1. Did you select History as one of your Yr 8 options?*
    Yes
    No


  1. If you selected YES in the question above, please can you explain why you have chosen History as one of your options


  1. If you selected NO in the question above, please can you explain why you didn't choose History as one of your options.


  1. Below as is list of the different topics that you studied in year 7. Place the options in order from your favourite to least favourite. 1 = favourite 7= least favourite*
        1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Chronology  
    Hannibal over the Alps  
    William the Conqueror  
    District 6 - The Apartheid  
    Black Death and Middle Ages  
    Life in Medieval England - Castles  
    Murder of Thomas Beckett  


  1. Below is a list of the different topics that you have studied so far in Year 8. Place the options in order from 1 = favourite to 4 = least favourite.*
        1 2 3 4
    The Religious Rollercoaster - Henry VIII- Elizabeth  
    Oliver Cromwell and English Civil War  
    The Slave Trade  
    Women 1750-1900  


  1. Looking back at the last 2 years, which subjects have you enjoyed studying the most? Select 3 from the list below.
    Chronology
    Hannibal over the Alps
    William the Conqueror
    District 6 - The Apartheid
    Black Death and Middle Ages
    Life in Medieval England - Castles
    Murder of Thomas Beckett
    The Religious Rollercoaster - Henry VIII- Elizabeth
    Oliver Cromwell and English Civil War
    The Slave Trade
    Women 1750-1900


  1. Please explain what it is about these topics that you enjoyed the most. Think - was it the activities you did, you found it the most interesting.*


  1. Do you agree with the statements below?*

            1 2 3 4 5      
      History lessons over the 2 years have overall been interesting and engaging Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  
      I have made good progress in History over the last 2 years Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  
      I feel that I have been challenged by the work that has been set me Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  
      The teacher used a variety of teaching methods to bring the subject to life Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  
      I have improved my research skills over the last 2 years Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  
      I know how to improve my work. Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  
      I have learnt how to work well as part of a group Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  
      I have gained in confidence through doing the different presentations Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  
      I know what level I got on my last assessment Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  


  1. The statements below are all about the different types of homework that you have done over the last 2 years. Do you agree with them?

            1 2 3 4 5      
      The homework that I was set built upon what we were doing in lessons Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  
      The homework that I was set helped me to develop my historical skills Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  
      The teacher checked whether my completed my homework Strongly agree  Strongly disagree  





Miss Hartshorn
History teacher
Hayfield School, Doncaster