This document outlines the critical elements and flow for pre-construction of a questionnaire. It discusses researching the problem and questions, theoretical frameworks, hypotheses, sampling groups and techniques, and population. It also covers constructing the questionnaire by forming question types like open-ended, close-ended, scales, and nature of questions. Methods of response collection and pre-testing the questionnaire through revisions are also summarized.

1. Flow of Questionnaire
Critical elements for pre construction of
Questionnaire
Research Problem
Research Questions /Objectives
Theoretical/Analytical/Conceptual
Frameworks – Adapted version + Existences
of evidences
Research Hypotheses
Concentration of issues
Sampling Group+Sampling Techniques +
Sampling Procedures
Population group
Construction of Questionnaire
Formation of questions
Mode of Information Factual
Value
Knowledge
Type of questions
Open-Ended (OE)
Qualitative mode
Close-Ended (CE)Quantification of
qualitative statements
String
Quantitative modeNumeric
Scale
Interval
Ratio
Nominal Ordinal
Dichotomous
mode Non-Dichotomous
mode
Nature of questions Positive
Direct
coding
Negative
Indirect/Reverse
coding
Research Questions/Objectives
CSSNC(Clear, Specific, Simple, and
Non-Complexity)
Methods of response collection
Verbal
Non-Verbal
Pre-test Small scale mode of
qualitative evaluations
First revision Post-test Pilot testing (Preliminary
modes of quantitative and
qualitative evaluations
Final set of
Questionnaire
Real study
Final version of
statistical/quali-
tests