This document discusses tools of assessment, specifically questionnaires. It defines a questionnaire as a series of questions given to individuals or groups to obtain information about a problem or aspect. There are two main types of questionnaires: closed-ended questionnaires that restrict responses, and open-ended questionnaires that allow free responses. The document outlines merits of questionnaires such as their ability to gather information from large groups, but also limitations such as potential low reliability and validity due to non-responses or misinterpretations of questions.

2. TOOLS OF ASSESSMENT
QUESTIONNAIRE
PRESENTED BY,
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3. QUESTIONNAIRE: MEANING
 It is widely used in educational area to obtain
information about certain conditions and practices.
A questionnaire refers to a device for securing answers to
a series of questions by using a form, which the respondent
fills in himself/herself.
 A questionnaire is a tool that consist of a
series of questions that are given to an
individual or a group of individuals, to obtain
information or data with regard to a problem or
aspect.

4. TYPES OF QUESTIONNAIRE
CLOSED ENDED
QUESTIONNAIRE
OPEN ENDED
QUESTIONNAIRE

5. CLOSED ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE
Questionnaire that sort or quick responses are known as
closed ended or RESTRICTED TYPE.
It include a set of questions to which respondents
can reply in a limited number of ways.
The respondent may be asked to respond with either
yes/no answer or else.
He/she may be asked to put a tick mark in the space
provided for the answer.

6. OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS
It calls for a free response in the
respondent’s own words.
This is an unstructured type and
no clues are provided.
There is a possibility for getting in
depth responses and the
respondent is free to give his own
response.

7. MERITS
The questionnaire has great
potentialities when it is properly used.
When the subject of the study are
scattered far and wide ,it would be a better
tool as compared to the tools like interview
, or observation. It makes possible contact
with many who could not otherwise be
reached.
It can cover a large group at the same
time.

8. It is easy to plan, construct and
administer.
It places less pressure on the subject
for immediate response. He can answer
it at leisure, where as
interview/observation demands
specific fixation of time and situation.
It may be used as a preliminary tool
for conducting a depth study later on by
any other method.
MERITS

9. LIMITATIONS
It’s reliability and validity is low.
It gives a biased sample. The matter of non response
is always a big question mark
Some respondents may not like to put their views on
controversial issues in writing. Such views can be
drawn only through interviews.
The behaviors , gestures , reactions and emotions of
the respondent remain unnoticed.

10. The questionnaire does not
provide for any opportunity to the
investigator to establish rapport with
the subject.
If the subject misinterprets a
question or gives an incomplete or
indefinite response ,nothing can be
done. As against this, in an interview
there is always a possibility of
rephrasing questions for further
clarification. Here the question can
not be repeated.
LIMITATIONS