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Children Literacy: Although Singapore has a 94.2% of literacy and ranked 107 worldwide, but how well do people actually write and speak?

1. Which age group are you from?

Summary of Statistics

	Total
below 10	1 (4%)
11 - 17	0 (0%)
18 - 21	23 (92%)
22 - 30	0 (0%)
31 - 40	1 (4%)
above 40	0 (0%)

Total responses: 25

2. How do you rate literacy in Singapore?

Summary of Statistics

	Total
Excellent!	3 (12%)
Good	15 (60%)
Average	6 (24%)
Poor	1 (4%)
Bad!	0 (0%)

Total responses: 25

3. Do you think good exploration of literacy at a young age should be encouraged?

Summary of Statistics

	Total
Yes	25 (100%)
No	0 (0%)

Total responses: 25

4. Do you think Singaporen children express their thoughts clear enough through words(both verbal and written)?

Summary of Statistics

	Total
Yes	12 (48%)
No	13 (52%)

Total responses: 25

5. Does literacy affects one's confidence? (e.g. Singaporean kid does not have the confidence to speak up because of poor literacy)

Summary of Statistics

	Total
Yes	25 (100%)
No	0 (0%)

Total responses: 25

6. Do you think students are applying the knowledge learnt from school well in their daily lives? (writing letters, blogging, etc…) yes or no, and why

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Total responses: 25

7. What do you think affects children in not doing well in literacy?

May select more than one

Summary of Statistics

	Total
Video Games	6 (24%)
Instant Messaging (Msn, Sms)	15 (60%)
Online blogging	7 (28%)
Television Programmes	1 (4%)
Parents	5 (20%)
School/Teachers	3 (12%)
Others	6 (24%)

Total responses: 25

8. Looking from your answer in Qn 7, please write down your answer here again and explain your choice.

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Total responses: 25

9. How do you think by having poor level of literacy since young, will it affect the children’s lives in long term? (less job opportunities, social problems, etc...)

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Total responses: 25

10. Do you think that Singlish plays a big role in affecting the children's improvement in literacy?

Summary of Statistics

	Total
Yes	18 (72%)
No	7 (28%)

Total responses: 25

11. Do you think the level of literacy of the children affects their fluency of the language? (yes or no, and why?)

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12. How effective are the “Speak Good English Movement” and “Speak Mandarin” campaigns working on Singaporeans?

Summary of Statistics

	Total
Very effective	1 (4%)
Effective	1 (4%)
Average, it's not strong enough to convince me to change.	14 (56%)
Not working, but i hope to learn more about it.	0 (0%)
Not working, and i don't want to know about it.	9 (36%)

Total responses: 25