Interview Survey

By

AKS

(Association of Schools Councils)

Malta

PATCH-WORLd – PArents and CHildren Working, ORganising and Learning together

135285-LLP-1-2007-1-IT-KA3-KA3MP
Grant Agreement 2007- 3620/001-001
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot
be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained
therein

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INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname: __Carmen Borg_______________________

Number and kind of the members of the family: 2 Adults + 3 Kids

(16,10,8)

Address/Nation: _____B’Kara
Malta_______________________________

E-mail (or other contacts):____carmen-

borg@hotmail.com______________

Profession:____Clerk_____________________________________

Level of ICT literacy: __ECDL level for Mother, very basic for Father and
kids are learning ICT at school

Name of Interviewer:__________Carol
Debono__________________________________

ANALYSIS
AREA
MAIN QUESTIONS

What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT

both between households and within families?
___PC, Mobile phone, Video Games, ATM Banking,__

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by adults in

your family?
___Mobile Phone and PC_____________________

______________________________________________
__
FAMILY
GENERAL USE ______________________________________________
OF ICT __

What is the most common ICT use performed by children

in your family?
___PC and Video Games________________________

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
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 Do you know which/what type of games your
children play?

__Yes

Do you know the games content?

___Yes_______________________

Are you able to quantify the time your children

ICT GAMING AND
spend playing video games?
RECREATION
__They are allowed to play after finishing their HW
and studies

Do you play video games with your children?

___Yes_________________________________

________________________________________
_

EDUCATION
THROUGH ICT Do you know the use and/or the potential use of
ICT tools for education?
__Yes I like keeping myself well informed_

________________________________________
__

Do you help your children search educational

information on Internet?
__Yes_____________________

________________________________________
__

Have you and/or your children ever performed any

on-line training activities?
___Yes__________________________________

How do you interact with your children with regard

to the use of ICT for educational purposes?
_Help in research and play educational games
together

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 Are you aware of the dangers of the internet?
__Yes very conscience____________________

________________________________________
__

Do you talk about them with your children?

__Yes as much as possible_________________

________________________________________
__

Do you encourage your children to evaluate the

information they find on the web?
__Yes I think it is very important_______

________________________________________
__

Do you have the basic computer security systems

ICT SAFETY AND
installed and updated?
SECURITY
__Yes___________________________________
_

________________________________________
__

Do you track and monitor your children’s

online activites?
__Yes__________________

_________________________________________
_

In which way?
__Parental Control, PC History checks and try to
be with them as much as possible when they are
using the PC

_________________________________________
_

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INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname: __Mariella Camilleri___________________________

Number and kind of the members of the family: Mother, Father, 13yr
old son

Address/Nation: ___Iklin - Malta_________________________________

E-mail (or other

contacts):__crosswinds.mariella@gmail.com__________

Profession:__Housewife, Location Manager, Student_____________

Level of ICT literacy:

__Average____________________________________

Name of Interviewer:____Carol
Debono__________________________________

ANALYSIS
AREA
MAIN QUESTIONS
FAMILY
GENERAL USE What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
OF ICT both between households and within families?
_Mobile phone, PC and Videogames________________

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by adults in

your family?
__PC_________________________________________

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 ___

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by children

in your family?
__PC_________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed together

(parents and children)?
_None________________________________________
__

FAMILY
COMMUNICATION What are the main advantages that ICT brings and/or can
AND bring to your family?
RELATIONSHIPS _Information, Used for work, occupies time for children
THROUGH ICT
______________________________________________
__

What are the main disadvantages that ICT brings and/or

can bring to your family?
_Addiction especially during use of games________

______________________________________________
__

How ICT improve communication between the members

of your family?
_It occupies too much time__________________

______________________________________________
__

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 Can you identify the difference in the level of ICT literacy
between parents and children?
_Child’s level is much higher___________________

______________________________________________
__

What’s the role of ICT games in your family?

_Entertainment_________________________________
_

______________________________________________
__

Who plays the games?

_Child_________________________________________
_

______________________________________________
__

ICT GAMING AND

RECREATION Do you know which/what type of games your
children play?

Yes_____________________________________
__

Do you know the games content?

_Yes Definitely no war games or aggressive games

Are you able to quantify the time your children

spend playing video games?

_Try to control as much as possible: School days

– 1 hr, Weekends and holidays 3 hours daily

Do you play video games with your children?

__No____________________________________
_

________________________________________

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Do you know the use and/or the potential use of

ICT tools for education?
_Yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you help your children search educational

information on Internet?
_Yes ____________________________________

________________________________________
EDUCATION
__
THROUGH ICT
Have you and/or your children ever performed any
on-line training activities?
_No_____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

How do you interact with your children with regard

to the use of ICT for educational purposes?
Help in research__________________________

ICT SAFETY AND

SECURITY Are you aware of the dangers of the internet?
_Yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you talk about them with your children?

_Yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you encourage your children to evaluate the

information they find on the web?

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 _Yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you have the basic computer security systems

installed and updated?
_Yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you track and monitor your children’s

online activites?
_Yes_____________________________________
_

_________________________________________
_

In which way?
_Room door kept open, Regular checks in room
and checking of PC History

_________________________________________
_

INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname: __Pam

Muscat___________________________________

Number and kind of the members of the family: _Mother, Father, 18yrs,
14yrs, 13yrs, 10yrs and 3yrs

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Address/Nation: __Mellieha
Malta_________________________________

E-mail (or other

contacts):__pamelamuscat@onvol.net_________________

Profession:_Mother - LSA, Father – Catering Manager, Kids - Students

Level of ICT literacy: ___Mother – ECDL, Kids still studying________

Name of Interviewer:__Carol
Debono____________________________________

ANALYSIS
AREA
MAIN QUESTIONS
FAMILY
GENERAL USE What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
OF ICT both between households and within families?
__Mobile Phone, PC, Video Games_________________

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by adults in

your family?
___Mobile Phone and PC_________________________

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by children

in your family?
___Mobile Phone and PC_________________________

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

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 What is the most common ICT use performed together
(parents and children)?
_PC__________________________________________
__

FAMILY
COMMUNICATION What are the main advantages that ICT brings and/or can
AND bring to your family?
RELATIONSHIPS Helps during HW, Close contacts with family and friends,
THROUGH ICT research, keeps children occupied during their free time

______________________________________________
__

What are the main disadvantages that ICT brings and/or

can bring to your family?
_Adiction______________________________________
_

______________________________________________
__

How ICT improve communication between the members

of your family?
_More time together and better help to each other

______________________________________________
__

Can you identify the difference in the level of ICT literacy

between parents and children?
_Mother – ECDL level, Father uses PC only for work, Kids
are very advanced since they study it at school

______________________________________________
__

What’s the role of ICT games in your family?

_Brainteasers___________________________________

______________________________________________
__

Who plays the games?

_All the family_________________________________

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 ______________________________________________
__

Do you know which/what type of games your

children play?

__Yes __

Do you know the games content?

__Yes - strict family rules – NO WAR GAMES

_______________________________________

Are you able to quantify the time your children

ICT GAMING AND
spend playing video games?
RECREATION
_1 hour d day

________________________________________

Do you play video games with your children?

_Yes – Brainteasers __________________

________________________________________
_

EDUCATION
THROUGH ICT Do you know the use and/or the potential use of
ICT tools for education?
Yes_____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you help your children search educational

information on Internet?
_Yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

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 Have you and/or your children ever performed any
on-line training activities?
_Yes____________________________________

________________________________________
__

How do you interact with your children with regard

to the use of ICT for educational purposes?
_Research together and educational games

ICT SAFETY AND

SECURITY Are you aware of the dangers of the internet?
__Yes definately__________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you talk about them with your children?

_Regularly________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you encourage your children to evaluate the

information they find on the web?
_Yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you have the basic computer security systems

installed and updated?
_Yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you track and monitor your children’s

online activites?
_Sometimes I do trust my children_________

_________________________________________
_

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 In which way?
_PC in open space, check PC History and Chatlogs

_________________________________________
_

INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname: ____Magda

Musu_________________________________

Number and kind of the members of the family: Mother, Father, 18yrs,
16yrs, twins 12yrs

Address/Nation: _Qawra
Malta_____________________________________

E-mail (or other

contacts):_musuc@onvol.net_________________________

Profession:___Mother – Housewife, Father – Shipping Manager, Kids -

Students

Level of ICT literacy: _Average to

High_____________________________

Name of Interviewer:____Carol
Debono__________________________________

ANALYSIS
AREA
MAIN QUESTIONS
FAMILY
GENERAL USE What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
OF ICT both between households and within families?
_PC, Mobile Phones and Video Games______________

______________________________________________

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What is the most common ICT use performed by adults in

your family?
_Mobile
Phone___________________________________

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by children

in your family?
_PC
______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed together

(parents and children)?
_Mobile Phone__________________________________

FAMILY
COMMUNICATION What are the main advantages that ICT brings and/or can
AND bring to your family?
RELATIONSHIPS _Keep children settled__________________________
THROUGH ICT
______________________________________________
__

What are the main disadvantages that ICT brings and/or

can bring to your family?
_Adiction – difficult to control time___________

______________________________________________
__

How ICT improve communication between the members

of your family?
_Information and research_______________________

______________________________________________
__

Can you identify the difference in the level of ICT literacy

between parents and children?
_Children are much more advanced______________

______________________________________________

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What’s the role of ICT games in your family?

_Twins love them________________________________

______________________________________________
__

Who plays the games?

_12 year old twins______________________________

______________________________________________
__

Do you know which/what type of games your

children play?

_Yes____________________________________
_

Do you know the games content?

Mostly Educational and brainteasers______

Are you able to quantify the time your children

ICT GAMING AND
spend playing video games?
RECREATION
_School days 45 minutes, Weekend and holidays 3
hrs daily

Do you play video games with your children?

_No_____________________________________
_

________________________________________
_

EDUCATION
THROUGH ICT Do you know the use and/or the potential use of
ICT tools for education?
_Yes____________________________________

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________________________________________
__

Do you help your children search educational

information on Internet?
_Yes especially during HW_________________

________________________________________
__

Have you and/or your children ever performed any

on-line training activities?
_No_____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

How do you interact with your children with regard

to the use of ICT for educational purposes?
Research together_____________________

ICT SAFETY AND

SECURITY Are you aware of the dangers of the internet?
__Yes___________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you talk about them with your children?

_Yes and they are also informed from school

________________________________________
__

Do you encourage your children to evaluate the

information they find on the web?
_Yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you have the basic computer security systems

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 installed and updated?
_Yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you track and monitor your children’s

online activites?
_Yes

_________________________________________
_

In which way?
__ PC is kept in a common open space area
_Bigger brothers check on younger
ones___________

_________________________________________
_

INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname: ________Mark

Buzuttil__________________________

Number and kind of the members of the family: 2 Parents + 2 Children

(9&13Years)

Address/Nation: _______Marsaxlokk -

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Malta________________________

E-mail (or other

contacts):__________buzzy@maltanet.net___________

Profession:_______Customs Officer_______________________________

Level of ICT literacy:

______Average________________________________

Name of Interviewer:________Paul
Dalli________________________________

ANALYSIS
AREA
MAIN QUESTIONS
FAMILY
GENERAL USE What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
OF ICT both between households and within families?
Mobiles, Internet e-maILS, pc, games, interner

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by adults in

your family?
__Mobile,
PC____________________________________

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by children

in your family?
__PC, internet________________________________

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

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 What is the most common ICT use performed together
(parents and children)?
_PC, Internet__________________________________

What are the main advantages that ICT brings and/or can
bring to your family?
_Information, knowledge easy communication amongst
family members

______________________________________________
__

What are the main disadvantages that ICT brings and/or

can bring to your family?
__addiction and time consuming________________

______________________________________________
__

How can ICT improve communication between the

FAMILY members of your family?
COMMUNICATION __ease of contact among family members and serves as
AND a medium to get members together
RELATIONSHIPS
THROUGH ICT ______________________________________________
__

Can you identify the difference in the level of ICT literacy

between parents and children?
_Children are more advanced and are more versatile in
the use of ICT than parents
______________________________________________
__

What’s the role of ICT games in your family?

___as a means of entertainment and used as an
instrument to integrate the family together.

Who plays the games?

__all emebers and parents and children together_

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 Do you know which/what type of games your
children play?

__Yes because parents participate_________

Do you know the are the contents of the games?

__Yes___________________________________
____
ICT GAMING AND
RECREATION
Are you able to quantify the time your children
spend playing video games?

__Yes (not more than 2 hours per day)____

Do you play video games with your children?

_Yes____________________________________
_

EDUCATION
THROUGH ICT Do you know the use and/or the potential use of
ICT tools for education?
__Yes___________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you help your children search educational

information on Internet?
__Yes___________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Have you and/or your children ever performed any

on-line training activities?
__No____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

How do you interact with your children with regard

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 to the use of ICT for educational purposes?
__Supervise and advise____________________

Are you aware of the dangers of the internet?

__Yes because also trained as a Customs
Officer___________________________________

Do you talk about them with your children?

__Yes___________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you encourage your children to evaluate the

information they find on the web?
__Yes___________________________________
__

________________________________________
__
ICT SAFETY AND
SECURITY Do you have the basic computer security systems
installed and updated?
___Yes__________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you track and monitor your children’s

online activities?
__Yes____________________________________
_

_________________________________________
_

In which way?
__Anti-irus anti-spam/ and other security
programmes______________________________

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INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname: ___Jane

Giudice_________________________________

Number and kind of the members of the family: _4 – 2 Adults & 2

children__

Address/Nation:
___Malta_________________________________________

E-mail (or other

contacts):___jgiudice@onvol.net______________________

Profession:_____Bank
Official_____________________________________

Level of ICT literacy: ____Home Computer user since

1987______________

Name of Interviewer:_____Bernardette
Micallef_____________________________

ANALYSIS
AREA
MAIN QUESTIONS
FAMILY
GENERAL USE What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
OF ICT both between households and within families?
_- Internet use, communication by means of email,
_______

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 __telephony, file saving, internet
banking_______________

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by adults in

your family?
__- as
above____________________________________

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by children

in your family?
__- Gaming, watching dvd’s, downloading music,
________

___internet, e-mail &

chatting________________________

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed together

(parents and children)?
_- Research___________________________________

FAMILY
COMMUNICATION What are the main advantages that ICT brings and/or can
AND bring to your family?
RELATIONSHIPS _- Information, on-line
THROUGH ICT shopping______________________

______________________________________________
__

What are the main disadvantages that ICT brings and/or

can bring to your family?
_- Can be hazardous in the sense of less communication
in

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 __the
household_________________________________

How can ICT improve communication between the

members of your family?
_- Friends and relatives residing abroad or on long
stretch,_

__e.g. studying abroad__________________________

Can you identify the difference in the level of ICT literacy

between parents and children?
_-
Yes__________________________________________

______________________________________________
__

What’s the role of ICT games in your family?

_- High – son too keen on
gaming_____________________

______________________________________________
__

Who plays the games?

_-
Son__________________________________________

______________________________________________
__

ICT GAMING AND

RECREATION Do you know which/what type of games your
children play?

_- Yes, Call of Duty and several

others__________

Do you know the games content?

_-
Varied__________________________________

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 Are you able to quantify the time your children
spend playing video games?

_- It is never really the same amount of

time_______

Do you play video games with your children?

_-
No_____________________________________

________________________________________
_

Do you know the use and/or the potential use of

ICT tools for education?
_-
Yes____________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you help your children search educational

information on Internet?
_- No, they are old enough to do it on their
own____

________________________________________
EDUCATION
__
THROUGH ICT
Have you and/or your children ever performed any
on-line training activities?
_-
Yes____________________________________

________________________________________
__

How do you interact with your children with regard

to the use of ICT for educational purposes?
_- They are independent in this
regard___________

ICT SAFETY AND

SECURITY Are you aware of the dangers of the internet?
_-

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Yes____________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you talk about them with your children?

_-
Yes____________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you encourage your children to evaluate the

information they find on the web?
_-
Yes____________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you have the basic computer security systems

installed and updated?
_-
Yes____________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you track and monitor your children’s

online activites?
_- Yes____________________________________

_________________________________________
_

In which way?
_- No pc’s are allowd in bedrooms; parental
control_

__& history browsing from time to

time___________

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INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname: JOSETTE

CALLEJA______________________________

Number and kind of the members of the family: 4 – 1 Adult & 3

Children___

Address/Nation: __Malta
________________________________________

E-mail (or other

contacts):___joscal@onvol.net___________________________________
___

Profession:_____Bank
Clerk________________________________________

Level of ICT literacy:

____Fair______________________________________

Name of Interviewer:_____Bernardette
Micallef_____________________________

ANALYSIS
AREA
MAIN QUESTIONS
FAMILY
GENERAL USE What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
OF ICT both between households and within families?
_- Surfing the
net_________________________________

_- Keeping abreast of international news

_______

_- Chatting

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 ___________________________________

What is the most common ICT use performed by adults in

your family?
_- Surfing the net
______________________________

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by children

in your family?
_- Chatting
_____________________________________

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed together

(parents and children)?
_- Using the wwb for research – projects, etc
_

FAMILY
COMMUNICATION What are the main advantages that ICT brings and/or can
AND bring to your family?
RELATIONSHIPS _- A mine of information easily accessible at a click of
THROUGH ICT a____

__button______________________________________
__

What are the main disadvantages that ICT brings and/or

can bring to your family?
_- Lack of useful time-management when children
are_____

__engrossed in
chatting_____________________________

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 How ICT improve communication between the members
of your family?
_- I believe that ICT is rather
individualistic______________

______________________________________________
__

Can you identify the difference in the level of ICT literacy

between parents and children?
_- Children study “computer” at school nowadays
hence___

__making them more computer-

literate_________________

What’s the role of ICT games in your family?

_- Non existent_________________________________

______________________________________________
__

Who plays the games?

_-
N/A__________________________________________

______________________________________________
__

ICT GAMING AND

RECREATION Do you know which/what type of games your
children play?

_-
N/A____________________________________

Do you know the games content?

________________________________________
_

Are you able to quantify the time your children

spend playing video games?

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 ________________________________________
_

Do you play video games with your children?

_-
No_____________________________________

________________________________________
_

Do you know the use and/or the potential use of

ICT tools for education?
_- They play an important part in the research
and__

__sourcing of
information______________________

Do you help your children search educational

information on Internet?
_- Yes
occasionally__________________________

EDUCATION ________________________________________
THROUGH ICT __

Have you and/or your children ever performed any

on-line training activities?
_- No___________________________________

________________________________________
__

How do you interact with your children with regard

to the use of ICT for educational purposes?
_- By helping them source websites for
information_

and appropriate search engines

ICT SAFETY AND
SECURITY Are you aware of the dangers of the internet?
_-
Certainly_________________________________

________________________________________
__

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Do you talk about them with your children?
_-
Occasionally______________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you encourage your children to evaluate the

information they find on the web?
_-
Definitely________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you have the basic computer security systems

installed and updated?
_-
Yes____________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you track and monitor your children’s

online activites?
_-
No_____________________________________

_________________________________________
_

In which way?
_-
N/A_____________________________________

_________________________________________
_

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INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname: __Raymond Formosa

___________________________

Number and kind of the members of the family: _4 – 2 Adults & 2 Girls
____

Address/Nation:
___Malta__________________________________________

E-mail (or other

contacts):____rayformosa@maltanet.net___________________________
___

Profession:_____Bank
Manager_____________________________________

Level of ICT literacy: ___Proficient in internet and other usages

_________

Name of Interviewer:____Bernardette
Micallef_______________________________

ANALYSIS
AREA
MAIN QUESTIONS
FAMILY
GENERAL USE What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
OF ICT both between households and within families?
______________________________________________
__

_- e-
mails________________________________________

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by adults in

your family?
______________________________________________

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 __

_- Internet & mobile

phone_________________________

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by children

in your family?
_- Internet & mobile phone
______________________

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed together

(parents and children)?
_- Mobile phones -
sms_____________________________

FAMILY
COMMUNICATION What are the main advantages that ICT brings and/or can
AND bring to your family?
RELATIONSHIPS _- Mobile phones facilitate conversation when not
THROUGH ICT together_

______________________________________________
__

What are the main disadvantages that ICT brings and/or

can bring to your family?
_- Very often it creates distraction and
isolation__________

______________________________________________
__

How ICT improve communication between the members

of your family?
_- It gives an opportunity for better communication
when___

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 __not
together____________________________________

Can you identify the difference in the level of ICT literacy

between parents and children?
_- Children – good compared to level of
education________

_- Adults – some are competent others no because of

lack of
information____________________________________
_

What’s the role of ICT games in your family?

_-
Minimal_______________________________________

______________________________________________
__

Who plays the games?

_- Children – especially the 12-year
old________________

______________________________________________
__

ICT GAMING AND

RECREATION Do you know which/what type of games your
children play?

_- Simple action
games_______________________

Do you know the games content?

_- Not
much________________________________

Are you able to quantify the time your children

spend playing video games?

_- 1 hour in each sitting- not every day and

according to season

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 Do you play video games with your children?

_-
No_____________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you know the use and/or the potential use of

ICT tools for education?
_-
Yes____________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you help your children search educational

information on Internet?
_-
Occasionally_____________________________

________________________________________
EDUCATION
__
THROUGH ICT
Have you and/or your children ever performed any
on-line training activities?
_- Not
really________________________________

________________________________________
__

How do you interact with your children with regard

to the use of ICT for educational purposes?
________________________________________
__

- By guiding them in their research for projects

ICT SAFETY AND
SECURITY Are you aware of the dangers of the internet?
_-
Yes____________________________________

________________________________________
__

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Do you talk about them with your children?
_- My wife
does_____________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you encourage your children to evaluate the

information they find on the web?
_-
Yes_____________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you have the basic computer security systems

installed and updated?
_-
No_____________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you track and monitor your children’s

online activites?
_- Not
really________________________________

_________________________________________
_

In which way?
_- Occasionally we check the history of sites
entered

_________________________________________
_

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INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname: ___Simon

Tabone________________________________

Number and kind of the members of the family: _3 – 2 Adults & 1

Child____

Address/Nation:
___Malta_________________________________________

E-mail (or other

contacts):___simtab@onvol.net_______________________

Profession:__CAD (Computer Aided Design)/CAM Products

Manager_______

Level of ICT literacy: ___Computer user since approx

1985_______________

Name of Interviewer:____Bernardette
Micallef______________________________

ANALYSIS
AREA
MAIN QUESTIONS
FAMILY
GENERAL USE What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
OF ICT both between households and within families?
_- Research, study, communication, photographic
storage/

__manipulation, games, banking

transactions___________

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by adults in

your family?
__- Research, communication (e-mail), photographic
related

___music, banking transactions_______________

______________________________________________
__

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 What is the most common ICT use performed by children
in your family?
__- Research, communication, games, music (computer
has

___great
sound!)_________________________________

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed together

(parents and children)?
_- Research, study
________________________________

FAMILY
COMMUNICATION What are the main advantages that ICT brings and/or can
AND bring to your family?
RELATIONSHIPS _- Research, self sufficiency in holiday/flight
THROUGH ICT bookings,_____

__communication________________________________
_

What are the main disadvantages that ICT brings and/or

can bring to your family?
_- Reduced time together (not very relevant since time
on _

__PC is not
excessive)_____________________________

How ICT improve communication between the members

of your family?
_- Keeping in touch with family
abroad_________________

______________________________________________
__

Can you identify the difference in the level of ICT literacy

between parents and children?
_- Father (self) - most IT
literate______________________

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 - Mother - computer user – banking/internet
_____
_- Dauthter – reasonably IT literate but doesn’t attach
too__
__much importance to IT. Uses computer for
study______
purposes and
entertainment______________________

What’s the role of ICT games in your family?

_- Fairly limited – daughter sometimes goes to well-
known_

__sites for
games_________________________________

Who plays the games?

_- Mostly daughter
________________________________

______________________________________________
__

ICT GAMING AND

RECREATION Do you know which/what type of games your
children play?

_- Fashion related (Star Dolls), games from

Miniclip
_- definitely not violent!

Do you know the games content?

_- Yes___________________________________

Are you able to quantify the time your children

spend playing video games?

_- Very little as she prefers

reading_____________

Do you play video games with your children?

_-

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 Occasionally_____________________________

________________________________________
_

Do you know the use and/or the potential use of

ICT tools for education?
_- Yes
____________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you help your children search educational

information on Internet?
_-
Yes____________________________________

________________________________________
EDUCATION
__
THROUGH ICT
Have you and/or your children ever performed any
on-line training activities?
_-
Yes____________________________________

________________________________________
__

How do you interact with your children with regard

to the use of ICT for educational purposes?
________________________________________
__

- By identifying proper search engines

ICT SAFETY AND
SECURITY Are you aware of the dangers of the internet?
_-
Yes____________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you talk about them with your children?

_-
Yes____________________________________

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 ________________________________________
__

Do you encourage your children to evaluate the

information they find on the web?
_-
Yes____________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you have the basic computer security systems

installed and updated?
_- Yes – Anti Virus, Firewall, Parental
Control______

________________________________________
__

Do you track and monitor your children’s

online activites?
_- Yes____________________________________

_________________________________________
_

In which way?
_Computer is in ‘public area’, through internet
history

_and parental control_____________________

INTERVIEW SURVEY

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Name & Surname: __Paula Farrugia___________________________

Number and kind of the members of the family: Mother, Father, 10yr
old daughter, 13yr old son

Address/Nation: ___Gzira -
Malta_________________________________

E-mail (or other contacts):__ paulafarrugia@gmail.com__________

Profession:__Housewife, Businessman, Student_____________

Level of ICT literacy: __Average -

High______________________________

Name of Interviewer:____Carol
Debono__________________________________

ANALYSIS
AREA
MAIN QUESTIONS
FAMILY
GENERAL USE What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
OF ICT both between households and within families?
_Mobile phone, PC ________________

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by adults in

your family?
__PC and Mobile Phone___________________________

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by children

in your family?
__PC_________________________________________
__

______________________________________________

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 __

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed together

(parents and children)?
_PC__________________________________________

FAMILY
COMMUNICATION What are the main advantages that ICT brings and/or can
AND bring to your family?
RELATIONSHIPS _Information, Used for work, Help during HW, Research,
THROUGH ICT Entertainment, Keeping contacts with friends

______________________________________________
__

What are the main disadvantages that ICT brings and/or

can bring to your family?
_Might occupy too much time________

______________________________________________
__

How ICT improve communication between the members

of your family?
_Helps us work together__________________

______________________________________________
__

Can you identify the difference in the level of ICT literacy

between parents and children?
_Parents learn by experience while children learn ICT at
school
______________________________________________
__

What’s the role of ICT games in your family?

_Entertainment_________________________________
_

______________________________________________
__

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 Who plays the games?
_Children______________________________________
____

______________________________________________
__

Do you know which/what type of games your

children play?

Yes_____________________________________
__

Do you know the games content?

_Yes
ICT GAMING AND
Are you able to quantify the time your children
RECREATION
spend playing video games?

_Yes they are allowed only 30 minutes daily

Do you play video games with your children?

__Rarely_________________________________

________________________________________
_

EDUCATION
THROUGH ICT Do you know the use and/or the potential use of
ICT tools for education?
_Yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you help your children search educational

information on Internet?
_Yes ____________________________________

________________________________________

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 __

Have you and/or your children ever performed any

on-line training activities?
_Husband________________________________

________________________________________
__

How do you interact with your children with regard

to the use of ICT for educational purposes?
Help in research__________________________

ICT SAFETY AND

SECURITY Are you aware of the dangers of the internet?
_Yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you talk about them with your children?

_Yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you encourage your children to evaluate the

information they find on the web?
_Yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you have the basic computer security systems

installed and updated?
_Yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you track and monitor your children’s

online activites?
_Yes_____________________________________

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 _

_________________________________________
_

In which way?
_Parental Control Programme, Open Room Policy,
Computer History checked regularly

_________________________________________
_

INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname: __Carmen Borg_______________________

Number and kind of the members of the family: 2 Adults + 3 Kids

(16,10,8)

Address/Nation: _____B’Kara
Malta_______________________________

E-mail (or other contacts):____carmen-

borg@hotmail.com______________

Profession:____Clerk_____________________________________

Level of ICT literacy: __ECDL level for Mother, very basic for Father and
kids are learning ICT at school

Name of Interviewer:__________Carol
Debono__________________________________

ANALYSIS
AREA
MAIN QUESTIONS

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 What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
both between households and within families?
___PC, Mobile phone, Video Games, ATM Banking,__

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by adults in

your family?
___Mobile Phone and PC_____________________

______________________________________________
__
FAMILY
GENERAL USE ______________________________________________
OF ICT __

What is the most common ICT use performed by children

in your family?
___PC and Video Games________________________

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed together

(parents and children)?
___PC and Video Games__________________________

FAMILY
COMMUNICATION What are the main advantages that ICT brings and/or can
AND bring to your family?
RELATIONSHIPS _Time saving when it comes to internet shopping,
THROUGH ICT banking, paying bills, keeping in touch with relatives,
record keeping

______________________________________________
__

What are the main disadvantages that ICT brings and/or

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can bring to your family?
_Takes up a lot of time – sometimes children get too
closed up in a dream world

______________________________________________
__

How ICT improve communication between the members

of your family?
__Using PC together gives us time to be together

______________________________________________
__

Can you identify the difference in the level of ICT literacy

between parents and children?
__Kids are more ready to risk and experiment and the
fact that ICT is taught in school keeps them very updated

______________________________________________
__

What’s the role of ICT games in your family?

__We really enjoy
them____________________________

Who plays the games?

______________________________________________
__

__All the family_____________________

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 Do you know which/what type of games your
children play?

__Yes

Do you know the games content?

___Yes_______________________

Are you able to quantify the time your children

ICT GAMING AND
spend playing video games?
RECREATION
__They are allowed to play after finishing their HW
and studies

Do you play video games with your children?

___Yes_________________________________

________________________________________
_

EDUCATION
THROUGH ICT Do you know the use and/or the potential use of
ICT tools for education?
__Yes I like keeping myself well informed_

________________________________________
__

Do you help your children search educational

information on Internet?
__Yes_____________________

________________________________________
__

Have you and/or your children ever performed any

on-line training activities?
___Yes__________________________________

How do you interact with your children with regard

to the use of ICT for educational purposes?
_Help in research and play educational games
together

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 Are you aware of the dangers of the internet?
__Yes very conscience____________________

________________________________________
__

Do you talk about them with your children?

__Yes as much as possible_________________

________________________________________
__

Do you encourage your children to evaluate the

information they find on the web?
__Yes I think it is very important_______

________________________________________
__

Do you have the basic computer security systems

ICT SAFETY AND
installed and updated?
SECURITY
__Yes___________________________________
_

________________________________________
__

Do you track and monitor your children’s

online activites?
__Yes__________________

_________________________________________
_

In which way?
__Parental Control, PC History checks and try to
be with them as much as possible when they are
using the PC

_________________________________________
_

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 INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname:---------Patrick

Lentini-------------------------------------------------------------------

Number and kind of the members of the family: -------2 adults, 1

son-----------------------------

Address/Nation:---------
Malta-----------------------------------------------------------------------

E-mail (or other contacts):--------------

Lentini7@maltanet.net-----------------------------------------------------

Profession:--------------------------------
clerk------------------------------------------------------

Level of ICT literacy -----------------------

basic-----------------------------------------------------

NameofInterviewer ……Josette Parnis……………………………………………

…
ANALYSIS
AREA MAIN QUESTIONS
FAMILY What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
GENERAL USE both across households and within families?
OF ICT Internet research and e-mails

______________________________________________
__

What are the most common ICT use performed by adults

in your family?
Searching for holidays, buying on e- bay, u-tube,
newspapers and football

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 ______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What are the most common ICT use performed by

children in your family?
Playing games, searching for interesting things

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What are the most common ICT use performed together

(parents and children)?
Learning about environment and education programmes

______________________________________________
__

FAMILY What are the main advantages that ICT bring and can
COMMUNICATI bring to your family?
ON AND More knowledge about the things that interest us .i.e
RELATIONSHIP searching for new countries
S THROUGH
ICT

What are the main disadvantages that ICT bring and can
bring to your family?
That a person of our family becomes addict to ICT

______________________________________________
__

How ICT improve communication between the members

of your family?
WE can have sometime together in front of the computer

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Can you identify the gap in the level of ICT literacy
between parents and children?

My son knows exactly all the things the parents know

about computers

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 What’s the role of the ICT games in your family?

__My son plays on

internet__________________________________
_____

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

Who play the games?

My son____________________-
____________________

Do you know which games your children play?

ICT GAMING AND Yes______________________________________

RECREATION __

Do you know the games contents?

_Yes_____________________________________
___

Are you able to understand the time your children

spend playing video games?

__Yes____________________________________
___

Do you play video games with your children?

_No_____________________________________
___

EDUCATION
THROUGH ICT Do you know the use and the potential use of the
ICT tools for education?
Yes

_________________________________________
_
Do you help your children in finding educational
information in Internet?

_Yes_____________________________________

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 ____

Have you ever performed an on-line training

activities? And your children?
No

_________________________________________
_

How you interact with your children concerning the

use of ICT for educational reasons?

__Yes, sometimes we study together using

Ict______________________________________
__

_________________________________________
_

_________________________________________
_

ICT SAFETY AND Do you know the dangers of the internet?

SECURITY Yes

Do you talk about them with your children?

___Yes
sometimes________________________________
_______

Do you encourage your children to look at the

information they find on the web critically?
Yes

Do you have the basic computer security systems

in place?

__Yes____________________________________
Do you track and monitor your children’s
online activity and movements?
Yes

In which way?

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 Every now and then I go to see what is
happening (approximately every 15 minutes)

_____________________________________
_

INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname:------Paul

Calleja----------------------------------------------------------------------

Number and kind of the members of the family: --------2 adults and 2
boys--------------------------

Address/Nation:--------"Hagra", triq il- Hatab, Attard,

Malta----------------------------------------------------------------------

E-mail (or other contacts):------------------------------

paul.calleja@gov.mt-------------------------------------

Profession:--------------------------------nursing
offiicer------------------------------------------------------

Level of ICT literacy -----------------------------------------Very

little-----------------------------------

Name of Interviewer Josette Parnis……………………………………………

………
ANALYSIS
AREA MAIN QUESTIONS
FAMILY What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
GENERAL USE both across households and within families?

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 Internet, e- mail

______________________________________________
__

What are the most common ICT use performed by adults

in your family?
E-mails, internet banking

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

OF ICT What are the most common ICT use performed by

children in your family?
E-mails and chatting

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What are the most common ICT use performed together

(parents and children)?
E-mails and information sources

______________________________________________
__

FAMILY What are the main advantages that ICT bring and can
COMMUNICATI bring to your family?
ON AND Independency, fast communication, services from your
RELATIONSHIP home
S THROUGH
ICT

What are the main disadvantages that ICT bring and can
bring to your family?
Time consuming, lack of privacy and can impair quality
time together

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______________________________________________
__

How ICT improve communication between the members

of your family?
It does not improve

Can you identify the gap in the level of ICT literacy

between parents and children?
Plenty. At my age there was no computer available

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 What’s the role of the ICT games in your family?

Quietlow
____________________________________

_________________________________________

Who play the games?

_My son (age15)___________________-

____________________

Do you know which games your children play?

_No______________________________________
ICT GAMING AND
_
RECREATION
Do you know the games contents?

_no______________________________________

Are you able to understand the time your children

spend playing video games?

__No_____________________________________
__

Do you play video games with your children?

__No_____________________________________
__

EDUCATION
THROUGH ICT Do you know the use and the potential use of the
ICT tools for education?
Yes

_________________________________________
_
Do you help your children in finding educational
information in Internet?
My wife
_________________________________________
_

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 Have you ever performed an on-line training
activities? And your children?
No

_________________________________________
_

How you interact with your children concerning the

use of ICT for educational reasons?

__Quiet__________________________________
______

_________________________________________
_

_________________________________________
_

ICT SAFETY AND Do you know the dangers of the internet?

SECURITY Yes

Do you talk about them with your children?

__
Yes______________________________________
__

Do you encourage your children to look at the

information they find on the web critically?
Yes

Do you have the basic computer security systems

in place?

___Yes _________________________________
Do you track and monitor your children’s
online activity and movements?
No

In which way?
By checking on them from time to time

Installing the latest security systems

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 _____________________________________
_

INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname:----------------Bernard

Piscopo------------------------------------------------------------

Number and kind of the members of the family: ------------

5(2adults,2sons 1 daughter)---------------------

Address/Nation:---Tarxien-
Malta-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-mail (or other contacts):----

Bernardus@onvol.net---------------------------------------------------------------

Profession:--------
Nurse------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Level of ICT literacy ---------Self--

taught-------------------------------------------------------------------

NameofInterviewer ……JosetteParnis……………………………………………
……
ANALYSIS

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AREA MAIN QUESTIONS
What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT both
across households and within families?
General pc use

_______________________________________________
_

What are the most common ICT use performed by adults in

your family?
Special sheets, internet browsing and e- mail

_______________________________________________
_

_______________________________________________
FAMILY _
GENERAL USE
OF ICT What are the most common ICT use performed by children
in your family?
Internet games

_______________________________________________
_

_______________________________________________
_

What are the most common ICT use performed together

(parents and children)?
Games

_______________________________________________
_

FAMILY What are the main advantages that ICT bring and can bring
COMMUNICATI to your family?
ON AND Easy access for information
RELATIONSHIP
S THROUGH
ICT

What are the main disadvantages that ICT bring and can
bring to your family?

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One can get hooked for hours to PC

_______________________________________________
_

How ICT improve communication between the members of

your family?
Time sharing in PC use

Can you identify the gap in the level of ICT literacy between
parents and children?
Children get more orientated to common terms in PC
language

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 What’s the role of the ICT games in your family?

Quite fair
_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

Who play the games?

____________Mostly kids________-
____________________

Do you know which games your children play?

ICT GAMING AND

___
RECREATION
Yes_____________________________________

Do you know the games contents?

_____Yes________________________________
___

Are you able to understand the time your children

spend playing video games?

__ Yes_________________________________

Do you play video games with your children?

_____yes_________________________________
___

EDUCATION
THROUGH ICT Do you know the use and the potential use of the
ICT tools for education?
Yes

_________________________________________
_
Do you help your children in finding educational
information in Internet?

____Yes__________________________________
____

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 Have you ever performed an on-line training
activities? And your children?
No

_________________________________________
_

How you interact with your children concerning the

use of ICT for educational reasons?

__Fair____________________________________
____

_________________________________________
_

_________________________________________
_

ICT SAFETY AND Do you know the dangers of the internet?

SECURITY Yes

Do you talk about them with your children?

_________________________________________
_

Do you encourage your children to look at the

information they find on the web critically?
Yes

Do you have the basic computer security systems

in place?

______Yes________________________________
Do you track and monitor your children’s
online activity and movements?
Yes

In which way?
PC is in the kitchen

PC startup has password

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 _____________________________________
_

INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname: __________Georgina/Lawrence Pavia______________

Number and kind of the members of the family: __Two paretnts + 4

children
Three girls aged 20,18,16 and one boy aged 10

Address/Nation: __________Marsaxlokk / Malta__________________

E-mail (or other

contacts):_____pavia_g@hotmail.com_________________

Profession:____________Teacher________________________________
__

Level of ICT literacy:

_______average_______________________________

Name of
Interviewer:__________Paul____________________________________

ANALYSIS
AREA
MAIN QUESTIONS

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 What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
both between households and within families?
_SMS, iPods, e-mails, MSN, Skype, internet, internet
banking, holiday booking, PC

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by adults in

your family?
______________________________________________
__
FAMILY
mobile phones, e-mails, MSN, Skype, internet banking,
GENERAL USE
holiday booking
OF ICT
______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by children

in your family?
Games, MSN, Skype, SMS, e-mails, internet,PC
______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed together

(parents and children)?
Skype, PC, mobile phone
FAMILY
COMMUNICATION What are the main advantages that ICT brings and/or can
AND bring to your family?
RELATIONSHIPS Research, holiday booking, ease of communication,
THROUGH ICT knowledge, education, entertainment, news and current
affairs

______________________________________________
__

What are the main disadvantages that ICT brings and/or

can bring to your family?
Used for too long, exposing personal details to strangers.
______________________________________________

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__

How ICT improve communication between the members

of your family?
Ease of research and ease of contact
______________________________________________
__

Can you identify the difference in the level of ICT literacy

between parents and children?

Children are more versatile and knowledgeable than

parents
______________________________________________
__

What’s the role of ICT games in your family?

Younger child and older child play for entertainment but
not for too long

______________________________________________
__

Who plays the games?

Children_______________________________________
_

______________________________________________
__

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 Do you know which/what type of games your
children play?

Yes in case of younger child and No in case of

older child

Do you know the games content?

As above_________________________________
ICT GAMING AND
RECREATION Are you able to quantify the time your children
spend playing video games?

Yes and controlled and not for long_

Do you play video games with your children?

NO
________________________________________
_

EDUCATION
THROUGH ICT Do you know the use and/or the potential use of
ICT tools for education?
Yes___________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you help your children search educational

information on Internet?
_Yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Have you and/or your children ever performed any

on-line training activities?
__No____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

How do you interact with your children with regard

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 to the use of ICT for educational purposes?
__advice, guidance and assist

Are you aware of the dangers of the internet?

________________________________________
__
Yes definitely (Presented a talk about the subject
at child’s school to other partents)

Do you talk about them with your children?

_yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you encourage your children to evaluate the

information they find on the web?
_yes____________________________________
__

ICT SAFETY AND ________________________________________

SECURITY __

Do you have the basic computer security systems

installed and updated?
__yes___________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you track and monitor your children’s

online activities?
__Yes
_________________________________________
_

In which way?
In case of younger child – monitor and surprise
visits, in case of elder children, check history

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INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname: __________Joe & Joyce Cauhi

Number and kind of the members of the family: __Two paretnts + 3

children
Two boys aged 23, 22 and girl aged 20

Address/Nation: __________Marsaskala / Malta__________________

E-mail (or other

contacts):_____guzi.cauchi@gmail.com_________________

Profession:____________Teacher________________________________
__

Level of ICT literacy:

_______average_______________________________

Name of
Interviewer:__________Paul____________________________________

ANALYSIS
AREA
MAIN QUESTIONS
FAMILY
GENERAL USE What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
OF ICT both between households and within families?
_PC, mobile phone, MP3 ipod, MP4, Skype

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________

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 __

What is the most common ICT use performed by adults in

your family?
______________________________________________
__
mobile phones, Skype, internet, PC
______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by children

in your family?
Games, internet, PC, games, downloads

What is the most common ICT use performed together

(parents and children)?

Skype, PC, (children explain how things work)

FAMILY
COMMUNICATION What are the main advantages that ICT brings and/or can
AND bring to your family?
RELATIONSHIPS
THROUGH ICT Ease of communication and access to worldwide
knowledge

______________________________________________
__

What are the main disadvantages that ICT brings and/or

can bring to your family?

Addiction and bring quarrels between family members.

______________________________________________
__

How ICT improve communication between the members

of your family?

Ease of contact in direct proportion to distance

______________________________________________
__

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Can you identify the difference in the level of ICT literacy
between parents and children?

Yes enormous difference

______________________________________________
__

What’s the role of ICT games in your family?

Children play games frequently and are addicted

______________________________________________
__

Who plays the games?

Children_______________________________________
_

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 Do you know which/what type of games your
children play?

Yes strategic games

Do you know the games content?

Yes_________________________________
ICT GAMING AND
Are you able to quantify the time your children
RECREATION
spend playing video games?

Yes – too much_

Do you play video games with your children?

NO
________________________________________
_

EDUCATION
THROUGH ICT Do you know the use and/or the potential use of
ICT tools for education?
Yes___________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you help your children search educational

information on Internet?

_the other way round

________________________________________
__

Have you and/or your children ever performed any

on-line training activities?
__No____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

How do you interact with your children with regard

to the use of ICT for educational purposes?

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 __N/A

Are you aware of the dangers of the internet?

Yes
________________________________________
__

Do you talk about them with your children?

_yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you encourage your children to evaluate the

information they find on the web?
_yes____________________________________
__

ICT SAFETY AND ________________________________________

SECURITY __

Do you have the basic computer security systems

installed and updated?
__yes___________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you track and monitor your children’s

online activities?
__No
_________________________________________
_

In which way?

N/A

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 INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname:-----------Nicholas

Farrugia-----------------------------------------------------------------

Number and kind of the members of the family: -------2 adults, 3

sons-----------------------------

Address/Nation:------Attard-
MaLta--------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-mail (or other contacts):------

nicholas.a.farrugia@gov.mt--------------------------------------------------------
-----

Profession:--------------------staff
nurse------------------------------------------------------------------

Level of ICT literacy -------------

basic---------------------------------------------------------------

NameofInterviewer………JosetteParnis…………………………………………
…………
ANALYSIS
AREA MAIN QUESTIONS
FAMILY What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
GENERAL USE both across households and within families?
OF ICT Research, internet shopping,e-mails

______________________________________________
__

What are the most common ICT use performed by adults

in your family?

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 MS Word, internet research,e-mails

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What are the most common ICT use performed by

children in your family?
Games, drawing, MS Word

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What are the most common ICT use performed together

(parents and children)?
NIL

______________________________________________
__

FAMILY What are the main advantages that ICT bring and can
COMMUNICATI bring to your family?
ON AND Easy access to infirmation and communication
RELATIONSHIP
S THROUGH
ICT

What are the main disadvantages that ICT bring and can
bring to your family?
Games can become addictive to children

______________________________________________
__

How ICT improve communication between the members

of your family?
Switch off the computer

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Can you identify the gap in the level of ICT literacy
between parents and children?
Children tend to be more confident-

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 What’s the role of the ICT games in your family?

Entertainment_____________________________
____________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

Who play the games?

_The children___________________-
____________________

Do you know which games your children play?

__Yes____________________________________
ICT GAMING AND
__
RECREATION
Do you know the games contents?

__Yes____________________________________
___

Are you able to understand the time your children

spend playing video games?

___Yes___________________________________
___

Do you play video games with your children?

____NO__________________________________
___

EDUCATION
THROUGH ICT Do you know the use and the potential use of the
ICT tools for education?
Yes

_________________________________________
_
Do you help your children in finding educational
information in Internet?

__Yes____________________________________
____

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 Have you ever performed an on-line training
activities? And your children?
No

_________________________________________
_

How you interact with your children concerning the

use of ICT for educational reasons?

____Help identifying the

source___________________________________
___

_________________________________________
_

_________________________________________
_

ICT SAFETY AND Do you know the dangers of the internet?

SECURITY Yes

Do you talk about them with your children?

__YEs____________________________________
____

Do you encourage your children to look at the

information they find on the web critically?
Yes

Do you have the basic computer security systems

in place?

___Yes___________________________________
Do you track and monitor your children’s
online activity and movements?
Yes

In which way?
They use it in our presence
If necessary check browsing history

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 _____________________________________
_

INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname: __________Joe Miriam Bartolo

Number and kind of the members of the family: __Two paretnts + 3

children
Three boys 24, 22 and 13

Address/Nation: __________Zebbug/ Malta__________________

E-mail (or other

contacts):_____bartoloj@gmail.com_________________

Profession:____________Bankerr________________________________
__

Level of ICT literacy:

_______average_______________________________

Name of
Interviewer:__________Paul____________________________________

ANALYSIS
AREA
MAIN QUESTIONS

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 What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
both between households and within families?
_PC, mobile phone, MP3 ipod, MP4, Skype ATM

______________________________________________
__

______________________________________________
__

What is the most common ICT use performed by adults in

your family?
______________________________________________
__
FAMILY mobile phones, MSN, internet, PC
GENERAL USE ______________________________________________
OF ICT __

What is the most common ICT use performed by children

in your family?
Mobile, internet, PC,

What is the most common ICT use performed together

(parents and children)?

Mobile, internet

FAMILY
COMMUNICATION What are the main advantages that ICT brings and/or can
AND bring to your family?
RELATIONSHIPS
THROUGH ICT Communication, knowledge and entertainment

______________________________________________
__

What are the main disadvantages that ICT brings and/or

can bring to your family?

Too much time , addiction.

______________________________________________
__

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How ICT improve communication between the members
of your family?

Ease of contact
______________________________________________
__

Can you identify the difference in the level of ICT literacy

between parents and children?

Yes enormous difference ( one family member aged 22 is

an ICT graduate)
______________________________________________
__

What’s the role of ICT games in your family?

entertainment
______________________________________________
__

Who plays the games?

Children_______________________________________
_

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 Do you know which/what type of games your
children play?

Yes

Do you know the games content?

Yes_________________________________
ICT GAMING AND
Are you able to quantify the time your children
RECREATION
spend playing video games?

Yes

Do you play video games with your children?

NO
________________________________________
_

EDUCATION
THROUGH ICT Do you know the use and/or the potential use of
ICT tools for education?
Yes___________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you help your children search educational

information on Internet?

Yes (youngest child)

________________________________________
__

Have you and/or your children ever performed any

on-line training activities?
__yes___________________________________
___

________________________________________
__

How do you interact with your children with regard

to the use of ICT for educational purposes?

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 Guidance and help in research

Are you aware of the dangers of the internet?

Yes
________________________________________
__

Do you talk about them with your children?

No______________________________________

________________________________________
__

Do you encourage your children to evaluate the

information they find on the web?
_yes____________________________________
__

________________________________________
ICT SAFETY AND
__
SECURITY
Do you have the basic computer security systems
installed and updated?
__yes___________________________________
__

________________________________________
__

Do you track and monitor your children’s

online activities?
__No
_________________________________________
_

In which way?

N/A

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 INTERVIEW SURVEY

Name & Surname:-----------Louise/Sandro Gerada

(parents)--------------------------------------------------

Number and kind of the members of the family: -------2 adults, 2

children (boy 12, girl 9 years)----------------------------

Address/Nation:------Buibba - MaLta-------------------------------------

E-mail (or other contacts):------louiseg@hotmail.com--------------------

Profession:--------------------housewife---------------------------

Level of ICT literacy -------------

basic---------------------------------------------------------------

NameofInterviewer………Paul Dalli…………
ANALYSIS
AREA MAIN QUESTIONS
FAMILY What is the range of activities undertaken through ICT
GENERAL USE both across households and within families?
OF ICT Mobile, PC internet, ATM

What are the most common ICT use performed by adults

in your family?
Mobile, PC, ATMW

What are the most common ICT use performed by

children in your family?

Internet, PC

What are the most common ICT use performed together

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 (parents and children)?
Games Internet

What are the main advantages that ICT bring and can
bring to your family?
Knowledge & entertainment

What are the main disadvantages that ICT bring and can
bring to your family?

Too much time consuming

FAMILY
COMMUNICATI How ICT improve communication between the members
ON AND of your family?
RELATIONSHIP
S THROUGH Sitting together
ICT

Can you identify the gap in the level of ICT literacy

between parents and children?
Children tend to be more confident-

Children still learning

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 What’s the role of the ICT games in your family?

Entertainment and education

_________________________

Who play the games?

The children and the parents

Do you know which games your children play?

__Yes_______________________________
ICT GAMING AND
RECREATION
Do you know the games contents?
__Yes_______________________________

Are you able to understand the time your children

spend playing video games?

___Yes controlled and done together

Do you play video games with your children?

____Yes_____________________________

Do you know the use and the potential use of the

ICT tools for education?
Yes

Do you help your children in finding educational

information in Internet?

Yes
EDUCATION
THROUGH ICT Have you ever performed an on-line training
activities? And your children?

No

How you interact with your children concerning the

use of ICT for educational reasons?

____advise and guide________

ICT SAFETY AND Do you know the dangers of the internet?

SECURITY Yes
__________________________________

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Do you talk about them with your children?

__YEs______________________________

Do you encourage your children to look at the

information they find on the web critically?
No
___________________________________

Do you have the basic computer security systems

in place?

___No______________________________

Do you track and monitor your children’s

online activity and movements?
Yes

In which way?

Continuous supervision

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