Bookfest 2025 - The results of the final questionnaire for teachers - April 2025

In April 2025, the five teachers from Romania and the Republic of Moldova, who implemented the eTwinning project Bookfest 2025, filled in the final evaluation questionnare. 

When asked about the main benefits of the eTwinning project Bookfest 2025 for the students, the teachers provided the following answers:

• it facilitated collaboration between students and teachers from two European - 100%;
• it enriched my students' knowledge and experience - 100%;
• it improved my students' linguistic and digital skills - 100%;
• it improved my students' creativity, public speaking and critical thinking - 100%;
• it developed my students' self-confidence and teamwork skills - 100%;
• it fostered student agency, enabling active participation in my students' own learning journey - 80%;

As far as the main benefits of the eTwinning project Bookfest 2025 for both the teachers and their school community, here are the findings:

• it developed personal and learning to learn skills - 100%; 
• it fostered the exchange of pedagogical experience and good practices - 100%;
• it helped fulfil the eTwinning School mission - 100%;
• it improved the well-being and created a more inclusive school community - 100%.

This collaborative European initiative focused on enhancing student engagement and cross-border educational experiences through literature, history, ICT and international collaboration.

The key benefits for the students were: the meaningful cooperation between students and teachers from two European countries, knowledge and experience enrichment, skill development (especially of linguistic and digital competencies), improvement of creative and critical thinking, and public speaking abilities, improved teamwork and self-confidence levels and increased student ownership of their learning processes and personal development journeys.

The project also positively impacted the educators and their institutions, with unanimous agreement on the following: 

• skills development - it supported the development of personal and “learning to learn” skills;
• professional exchange - the teachers benefited from the exchange of pedagogical strategies and best practices;
• support for the eTwinning Mission - all the participants affirmed that the project aligned with and helped fulfil the objectives of the eTwinning School mission;
• more inclusive environments - the initiative contributed to improved well-being and inclusivity within both school communities.

All five teachers confirmed that the project Bookfest 2025 complied with the eTwinning quality standards, including adherence to netiquette and copyright rules. Each teacher also created and shared original Open Educational Resources (OERs) within the eTwinning community.

Looking ahead, all the partners expressed their intention to apply for a National Quality Label and to contribute to the potential continuation of the project, Bookfest 2026.