This document discusses methods for collecting primary data through effective questioning. It emphasizes asking questions that are relevant to the issue being considered and selecting an appropriate question format. Both open-ended and multiple choice questions are recommended. The order and wording of questions should be carefully planned, with more sensitive questions asked later. Effective questioning requires creativity, evaluation, application, understanding, and memory. It also involves considering an issue's concepts, purpose, point of view, assumptions, data, inferences, and consequences.
2. T H E U S E O F Q U E S T I O N S
The answers are all out there, we just need to ask the right question.
-Oscar Wilde
o NATURAL CURIOSITY
o RANGE TO KNOW AND FIND OUT
o WIDE INFORMATION BASE
o STRONG THINKING CAPACITIES
o ENJOYMENT OF REAL WORLD PROBLEM
SOLVING
3. A N U M B E R O F Q U E S T I O N S
M U S T B E A S K E D
4. M E T H O D S
o ASK QUESTIONS THAT RELATE TO THE ISSUE
UNDER CONSIDERATION
o SELECT THE FORM OF QUESTION THAT IS
MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THE SUBJECT AND
THE CONDITIONS OF THE SURVEY
o OPEN MINDED & MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS ARE 2 POPULAR FORMS
o CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE ORDER OF THE
QUESTIONS
o CAREFULLY SELECT THE WORDS IN EACH
QUESTION
o ASK THE MORE SENSITIVE QUESTIONS NEAR
THE END OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE. AGE,
NAME, PROFESSION,ETC.
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10. K I N D S O F T H I N K I N G
o CREATE
o EVALUATE
o APPLY
o UNDERSTAND
o REMEMBER
R E A S O N I N G M O D E L
o THE ISSUE
o CONCEPTS
o PURPOSE
o POINT OF VIEW
o ASSUMPTIONS
o DATA & EVIDENCE
o INTERFENCES
o CONSEQUENCES AND IMPLICATIONS
