Questions

Week 5 - Discussion 1

Questionnaire Design

Using the textbook, required articles and recommended resources, construct a 5-6 item questionnaire on a topic of your choice. Your questionnaire can include either open-ended or closed-ended (fixed format) questions. Submit your completed questionnaire to this discussion forum.

Be sure to consider the following when responding:

1. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the questionnaire overall?
2. Consider how the items are worded and the response choices, if applicable, are provided.
   1. Are the questions clear and concise?
   2. Are there any questions that are vague or unclear?
   3. If applicable, are the response choices effective?
   4. Is there only one correct response choice?
   5. Are there any unintentional cues to the correct answer?
   6. Do the items appear to be a good measure of what the student is wanting to assess?
3. How could the questionnaire be improved?

Resources

Required Text

Malec, T. & Newman, M. (2013). Research methods: Building a knowledge base. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc. ISBN-13: 9781621785743, ISBN-10: 1621785742.
Chapter 4: Survey Research-Describing and Predicting Behavior

Required References

Benedict K (2014, April 11). Correlation - The Basic Idea Explained [Video file]. Retrieved from Correlation - The Basic Idea Explained (Links to an external site.)

Diem, K. G. (2002). A step-by-step guide to developing effective questionnaires and survey procedures for program evaluation & research. Available at http://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/publication.asp?pid=FS995 (Links to an external site.)

Mariampolski, H. (2001). Qualitative vs. quantitative. Qualitative Market Research, 22-25. SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781412985529.n13

Rice, G. T. (2005). Developing high quality multiple-choice test questions. Available at http://circle.adventist.org/files/jae/en/jae200567043006.pdf (Links to an external site.)

Smith, Lara (2013, November 18). Correlation Basics [Video file]. Retrieved from Correlation Basics (Links to an external site.)