Do Children in ks2 at my School
Play Age Inappropriate
Video Games?
12.6.14
By Rhia Arora
• I wanted to
research this topic
because I was
interested to find
out how many of
the ks2 children
played age
inappropriate video
games.
• Also I wanted to
know if there was a
difference between
what genre of
games boys and
girls played.
• My research involved 64 ks2 children from years 3-6
and the age range of 7-11.
• I gave out 64 questionnaires and received 50 back.
• My questionnaire had both open and closed
questions.
• I analysed data from closed questions by counting
how many times certain answers were chosen.
• I analysed data from open ended questions by
coding them and then counting the amount of times
each code appeared.
The data was kept
anonymous because
no names were written
on the questionnaires.
All data was kept
confidential.
All participants
had to sign a
consent form.
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• I feel my research went very well as I got a high
number of questionnaires back.
• I was surprised at the number of children that
actually play age inappropriate video games.
• However I wasn't surprised that more boys play
age inappropriate games than girls.
• I think my project was successful because I used
different ages and genders therefore I received
a wider range of responses.
If I did my project again I would use the
interview technique. I would also change
some of the questions as I feel some
children found some on my questionnaire
confusing. I would also use more open
questions because I’d get more detailed
answers.