| Teacher Interview: Question 23: Why would teachers order
from a loan service? |
Conclusion: 100% of 20 teachers said that the importance of learning
from primary sources was the number one reason for ordering from the loan service.
A secondary motivator for ordering loans for 60% (12) of 20 teachers was a connection
to national curriculum topics. 15% (3) of teachers said that they would consider
environmental display as a secondary motivator. While the remaining 25% (5) said that
there was no secondary motivation beside the importance of accessing primary resources.
This finding may be surprising in light of many museums attempts to focus solely on
national curriculum linked areas. This findings demonstrates that teachers know that
learning from primary sources - whatever their connection to the curriculum - is of value
to learning in the context of the classroom.
Summary of findings:
20 of the 25 teachers were asked to rank their choices. These are the
responses.
- · 100% of the teachers said that the importance of learning from primary sources was
the number one reason for ordering from the loan service. Out of this group, 25% of the
teachers said this was their only motivator regardless of the influence of the national
curriculum. The remaining 5 teachers who did not rank their choices also mentioned the
importance of primary sources.
- · 60% of the teachers said that the national curriculum would be a secondary motivator
in their decision to order from the loan service and 10% of the teachers gave it a third
place rating.
- · 15% of the teachers said that they would consider environmental display as a
secondary motivation for ordering loans, while 20% of the teachers said that it would rate
third in their order of reasons.
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| Teacher Interview: Question 1: Individual Answers: |
Key: A "user" is a school that already uses the loan
service. A "non-user" is a school that does not currently use the loan service.
1. Teacher A: User: Primary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources
2 Objects for environmental display.
These two are probably of equal importance (because the children interact with the
displays for learning)
2. Teacher B: User: Primary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources
2 Connection to National Curriculum
3 Objects for environmental display.
3. Teacher C: User: Primary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources
2 Connection to National Curriculum
4. Teacher D: User: Primary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources
2 Objects for environmental display.
3 Connection to National Curriculum
5. Teacher E: User: Primary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order
of relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources
2 Connection to National Curriculum
6. Teacher F: User: Primary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 and only - Importance of learning from primary sources
7. Teacher G: User: Primary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources
2 Connection to National Curriculum
3 Objects for environmental display.
8. Teacher H: User: Primary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources
2 Connection to National Curriculum
9. Teacher I: User: Primary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order
of relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources
2 Connection to National Curriculum
10. Teacher J: User: Primary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service?
Importance of learning from primary sources
Connection to National Curriculum
Connections with a topic
Classroom display
A physical central focus for interactive learning
11. Teacher K: User: Primary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service?
Importance of learning from primary sources
Connections with a topic. A physical focus related to the topic highlights the importance
of learning from primary sources.
12. Teacher L: Non-user: Primary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service?
The museum have the skills and knowledge related to the artefacts and that's why
teachers would go to them.
13. Teacher M: Non-user: Primary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources. That is enough - nothing else.
14. Teacher N: Non-user: Primary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources. It is the fact that they are objects
not books.
15. Teacher O: Non-user: Primary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources
2 Connection to National Curriculum
16. Teacher P: Non-user: Primary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources
2 Connection to National Curriculum
3 Objects for environmental display.
17. Teacher Q: User: Secondary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order
of relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources This is the vital one.
2 Connection to National Curriculum
3 Objects for environmental display There is a concern about the potential damage of the
objects.
18. Teacher R: User: Secondary
Why would teachers order from a museum loans service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources
19. Teacher S: User: Secondary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources
2 Connection to National Curriculum
20. Teacher T: User: Secondary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
Importance of learning from primary sources Especially for History because you have to
learn to judge what are primary and secondary sources.
Objects for environmental display. The loans vary in suitability
Connections with the national curriculum. The loans are ordered by us because different
departments are teaching particular subjects.
21. Teacher U: User: Secondary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
The importance of learning from primary sources
A physical central focus for interactive learning
22. Teacher V: Non-user: Secondary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources
2 Connection to National Curriculum
Other: Inability to access artefacts ourselves
23. Teacher W: Non-user: Secondary
Why would teachers order from a museum loan service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources
2 Objects for environmental display.
3 Connection to National Curriculum
24. Teacher X: Non-user: Secondary
Why would teachers order from a museum loans service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources
2 Connection to National Curriculum
25. Teacher Y: Kennet Secondary School: Non-user: Secondary
Why would teachers order from a museum loans service? Rank these answers in order of
relevance:
1 Importance of learning from primary sources
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