This document provides guidance on designing questionnaires for collecting data. It discusses important considerations for data collection tools and methods, framing good questions, defining variable types and data scales, formatting questionnaires, and sequencing questions. The key steps in questionnaire design include determining what information is needed, breaking objectives into measurable units, ensuring questions are clear and avoid biases. Questions should collect numeric, categorical, or opinion-based variable data. Layout should include numbering, titles, and spacing. Response categories should be well formatted. Sensitive questions come at the end. Examples demonstrate how to properly structure questions. Database software options for compiling the collected data are also reviewed.
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CHAPTER -8
QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGNING
CRITERIA FOR QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGNING
Research Objectives
Designed to engage the respondent
Encourage a meaningful response
Clarity and Interest
Self Explanatory
Types of Questionnaire
Formalized and Unconcealed Questionnaire
Indiscriminately
Management Researchers
For Example: Do you carry out any investment?
Yes or No
Formalized and Concealed Questionnaire
Trying to unravel the latent causes of behavior
Cannot rely on direct questions
Non Formalized and Unconcealed Questionnaire
Respondent is not really cognizant of his/her attitude towards
certain things.
Express Attitude in a manner
Predesigned response questions
Unstructured questions
Non formalized and Concealed
Research Study to uncover socially
Unacceptable desire
Subconscious
Make use of questions of low structure
Unconcealed Questionnaire
Latent Causes of behavior
Cannot determine by Direct Questions
Basic Value , Opinions and beliefs
Concealed Questionnaire
Purpose which is study
Detail Explanation
Clear to Respondent
Questionnaire Design Procedure
Convert the Research Objectives into the information needed
Methods of administering the questionnaire
Content of the questions
Motivating the Respondent to Answer.
Determining types of questions.
Questions Design Criteria
Determine the question structure.
Physical Presentation of the questionnaire
Pilot testing the questionnaire
Administering the questionnaire
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8 PEER RESPONSES DUE IN 20 HOURSFLYER DISCUSSIONGuided.docxfredharris32
8 PEER RESPONSES DUE IN 20 HOURS
FLYER DISCUSSION
Guided Response:
Please respond to at least two of your peers, as early in the learning week as possible so they can make improvements to their final draft. Offer your peers feedback based on the following points:
· Is the flyer clear and easy to follow?
· Is the flyer engaging and does it make you want to attend the workshop?
· Is the objective of the workshop clear? Do you know what you should be learning?
· Do you know who should attend this workshop?
· Does this flyer make you interested in attending the workshop? Why or why not?
· What other suggestions do you have for your peers?
JENNIFER’S POST: (FLYER ATTACHED)
State your degree program- Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education
The position you interviewed for at the University of Arizona Global Campus Multigenerational Center- Assistant Teacher
Your clients- parents and caregivers of babies through children age 10 years old
Title of your workshop- Conscious Discipline (Dr. Becky Bailey)
The topic of your workshop- Conscious Discipline ways and methods for social-emotional growth
Why you chose this topic for your workshop- It is a very helpful program for children that attend the center. We use it here at the multi-generational enter and it would help the children to have the same methods echoed at home. It also lets the parents know what we do and why.
Your biggest concern about hosting this workshop- Some parents may find it too "new school" and not effective.
KELLIE’S POST: (FLYER ATTACHED)
Hello, my degree program I am currently in is Bachelors of Arts Early Childhood Education. I applied for the Assistant Teacher posting. My workshop is geared toward parents who have children attending preschool. The title of my workshop is The Art of Teaching Preschoolers. This particular workshop aims to assist parents with fun and creative ways to keep their preschooler engaged while learning. I choose this topic for my workshop because, during parent-teacher conferences, parents have stressed that their child shows no interest in learning when they are at home. My biggest concern about hosting this workshop is speaking in from of a crowd.
Regards,
Kellie
QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN DISCUSSION
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by providing evaluations of their questionnaires. Responses to students should be at least 200 words in length. In addition, remember that this is a group discussion forum so be sure to ask questions or provide direction to your classmates as needed. The discussion format was designed to give you an opportunity to learn from your peers and talk about your understanding of different survey research and questionnaires.
SHEMAIAH’S POST:
1. Do you enjoy listening to music?
2. What types of music do you enjoy listening to?
3. What types of food or dishes do you enjoy eating?
4. What activities do you enjoy doing in your leisure time?
5. What culture (s) do you identify w.
Kirsten Miller gave a presentation about survey question design based on her work at the Question Design Research Lab at the National Center for Health Statistics. Her talk was given at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois on February 13, 2012. This event was sponsored by the DePaul College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, the Social Science Research Center, and the Department of Sociology. Audio from the presentation can be heard here: http://is.gd/ssrc_kmiller
2. Outline
Data collecting tools and methods
Framing a good question in the questionnaire
Data types
Designing a questionnaire
Database software
Designing with Access
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3. Data collection tools
Questionnaire
Case report form
Data abstraction sheet
Open ended
Close ended
Interview guide
Structured, Semi-structured, Unstructured
Paper moving to electronic (e-questionnaires, recorders,etc)
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5. What information do I need to
collect to in the study to be
able to answer my questions
or meet my objectives?
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6. Framing a good question
Break down objectives/questions to smallest unit of
measure
Must be relevant to the study
Not unnecessarily intrusive
Intrusive questions must be explained beforehand
Define what to be measured
Define how to be measured
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7. Characteristics of a good question
Should be
Clear- avoid jargons
Precise
Relatively short
Interpreted the same
way every time by
anybody
Should not be
Leading e.g. Is it good
to treat malaria?
Loaded e.g. Do you feel
feverish and vomit?
Confusing e.g Who
looks after you?
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8. Health status of premier GCNM residents?
Nutritional status
age, weight, height, abdominal circumference
Chronic disease
Diabetes (Fasting Blood Sugar/ Random Blood sugar; last time of
eating)
Hypertension (Two BP measurements)
Physical activity
Exercise routine
Car ownership (Manual/Automatic)
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9. Variables
Basic unit of measure
Categories
Attribute variables- what respondent possesses. Eg age
Behaviour variables- what respondent did, does, will do. E.g.
Opinion variables- what respondent thinks/ feels/ believes. E.g.
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10. Data types
Numeric
Continuous (weight)
Discrete (number of children)
Categorical
Binomial- two way(Yes/No)
Nominal- Naming (Ethnicity)
Ordinal- Ordered (Highest level of education obtained)
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11. Variable table
Variable Definition Type of data Scale
Age Age in completed years Discrete
Sex Sex of respondent Binomial Male
Female
Weight Weight in kg to two decimal places Continuous
Religion Current religion being practiced Nominal Christianity
Islam
Traditional
Others
Severity of diarrhoea Severity of diarrhoea as accessed by health
worker
Ordinal Mild
Moderate
Severe
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12. Questionnaire Layout
Must have unique number
Must have titles on each page
Must have page numbers. Page 1 of 6
Must have version number
Well spaced
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13. Questionnaire Format
Preferably each question in a box
Questions must preferably be numbered
Question on the left
Options on the right
Font
Questions in Bold
Response category in normal
Instruction in Italics
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14. Questionnaire sequence
Related questions should be neighbours
Start with 'neutral' questions
Leave sensitive questions to the end of the interview.
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15. Is this ok?
Question to a pregnant woman:
What is your estimated gestational age?___________
1. Simple?
2. Clear?
3. Appropriate?
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17. Is this ok?
Do you have intermittent fever?
___ Yes
___No
If yes, what is the nature of the fever
___High grade
___Low grade
How old is your child? ______________
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27. Database designing software
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Access
Epi_info
Epi Data
FileMaker Pro
CSPro
Mobile Data Collection-
Open Data Kit, Kobo, Formhub, Magpi, Textit, Frontline, EpiCollect,
Mobenzi researcher, Commcare
REDcap
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