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About the Shakespeare Online Usage Report

Since the launch of the sites in October 2010, many hundreds of teachers and thousands of students have experienced Shakespeare Online in their classrooms and homes. This report summarizes user information collected by Oxford University Press Canada from September 2010 to June 2011. The three data sources for this report are: a June 2011 Teacher User Survey, a June 2011 Student User Survey, and website analytics collected between September 2010 and June 2011.

A Summary of Student Feedback

In the first year, both teacher and student response to Shakespeare Online was overwhelmingly positive. Overall satisfaction levels among teachers and students were very high, and both groups believed use of the websites improved student engagement and performance.

99% of students said they enjoyed using Shakespeare Online.
98% of students said Shakespeare Online was easy to use.
95% of students thought their teacher should use Shakespeare Online again.
92% of students said using Shakespeare Online made studying the play more fun and interesting.
89% of students said using Shakespeare Online helped them get better marks on tests and assignments.

Click here to download the New Shakespeare Online Usage Report.