Exploring Irish primary school children’s perceptions of themselves as learners in preparation for the key competency of ‘being an active learner’ within the Primary Curriculum Framework

Figures & data

Table 1. Participant demographics for qualitative survey.

Gender	n	%
Female	96	51.1
Male	90	47.9
Other	2	1.1
Class Level	n	%
Fourth Class	71	37.8
Fifth Class	62	33.0
Sixth Class	55	29.3
Age	n	%
9	8	4.3
10	52	27.7
11	69	36.7
12	54	28.7
13	5	2.7

Table 2. Participant demographics for quantitative survey.

Gender	n	%
Female	71	52.2
Male	61	44.9
Other	4	2.9
Class Level	n	%
Fourth Class	52	38.3
Fifth Class	49	36.0
Sixth Class	35	25.7
Age	n	%
9	3	2.2
10	46	33.8
11	51	37.5
12	31	22.8
13	5	3.7

Figure 1. Children’s descriptions of themselves as learners.