RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

Dear Contemporary Issues in Security Studies Please answer ALL the questions on the following
pages simply by checking or fill out the answer which you think most nearly applies to you. The
survey should take you no longer than 10-15 minutes. No personal information will be collected
in the survey. Contact Arjay D. Pepito (ArjayPepitoUCB@gmail.com) with any questions or
concerns.

Arjay D. Pepito
09755046344 or (032) 401 0417
ArjayPepitoUCB@Gmail.com

When completing the survey please consider your use of print and e-books for the purposes of
research, teaching or study.

Name (Optional): Grade, Strand & Section: Age: Gender:

E-book and Printed book for student’s academic interest survey tool
1. Which book format is more understandable to read?
e-Book \ Printed Books Both

2. When you reading a book what would you prefer?

e-Book \ Printed Books Both

Source: Borchert, M., Tittle, C., Hunter, A., & Macdonald, D. (2009, January). A study on
student and staff awareness, acceptance and usage of e-books at two Queensland universities. In
14th ALIA Information Online Conference & Exhibition.
3. Which book format do you suggest?
Print Books e-Books Both

When
making
school
works I
suggest using.

When
studying
online I
suggest
using.

When
studying
offline I
suggest
using.

4. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements
about print books.
Strong Agree Neut Disagr Strong
ly (4) ral ee (2) ly
Agree (3) Disagr
(5) ee (1)

Learning is Convenient with use of

printed books.

I can understand the text better

when reading printed format.

Print books is much easier to read than

e book.

Print books is more helpful in your studies

 It’s easier to find the information
I’m looking for in an print books

The information I gain from printed book

is not easy to forget.

I can read or study better using

printed books.
Source: Borchert, M., Tittle, C., Hunter, A., & Macdonald, D. (2009, January). A study on
student and staff awareness, acceptance and usage of e-books at two Queensland universities. In
14th ALIA Information Online Conference & Exhibition.
5. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements
about e-Books.
Strongly Agree Neutral Disagr Strongly
Agree (4) (3) ee (2) Disagree
(5) (1)

Learning is convenient with

the use of e-Book

I can understand the text

better when reading e-Book
format.

E-book is much easier to read

than print books.

E-book is more helpful in

your studies.

It’s easier to find the

information I’m looking for in
an e-book

The information I gain from

e book is not easy to forget.

I can read or study better using

e Book.
Source: Borchert, M., Tittle, C., Hunter, A., & Macdonald, D. (2009, January). A study on
student and staff awareness, acceptance and usage of e-books at two Queensland universities. In
14th ALIA Information Online Conference & Exhibition.
STUDENT FEELINGS USING E-BOOK
Respondents were asked to rate each of the elements on a four-point scale 1 = almost never, 2 =
never, 3 = sometimes, 4 = usually.
Almost Never Someti Usually
never (1) (2) mes (3) (4)

You want to
study using e
Book

You feel
discourage
reading e-Book

You enjoy
yourself
reading e-
Book

You are full

of energy
when
reading e-Book

You feel tired

reading e-Book

You feel calm

reading e-Book

You feel
rested when
reading e
Book

Source: Levenstein, S., Prantera, C., Varvo, V., Scribano, M. L., Berto, E., Luzi, C., &
Andreoli, A. (1993). Development of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire: a new tool for
psychosomatic research. Journal of psychosomatic research,
 37(1), 19-32.
STUDENT FEELINGS USING PRINT BOOK
Respondents were asked to rate each of the elements on a four-point scale 1 = almost never, 2 =
never, 3 = sometimes, 4 = usually.
Almost Never Someti Usually
never (1) (2) mes (3) (4)

You want to
study using
print book

You feel
discourage
reading print
book

You enjoy
yourself
reading print
book

You are full

of energy
when
reading print
book

You feel tired

reading print
book

You feel calm

reading print
book

You feel
rested when
reading
print book

Source: Levenstein, S., Prantera, C., Varvo, V., Scribano, M. L., Berto, E., Luzi, C., &
Andreoli, A. (1993). Development of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire: a new tool for
psychosomatic research. Journal of psychosomatic research,
37(1), 19-32.