The document provides guidance on designing effective questionnaires for collecting information. It outlines different types of questionnaire questions such as facts, behavior, and opinion questions. Examples are given for open-ended, closed, binary, multiple choice, checklist, ranking, and scaling questions. Tips are provided such as keeping the questionnaire short and simple, avoiding leading questions, and pre-testing the survey before distributing it. Readers are then instructed to design their own questionnaire of 12-15 questions organized by the scope of their report and pre-test it on classmates to refine the questions.

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Writing and Presentation Skills
© 2013 Sherrie Lee http://www.linkedin.com/in/orangecanton

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3. FACTS
Age | Gender | Address | Marital status

4. BEHAVIOUR
Hours spent | Frequency | Action performed

5. OPINION
Attitudes | Views |
Beliefs | Preferences

7. OPEN
How do you manage your leisure time?

9. CLOSED - BINARY
Do you play computer games in
your free time?
Yes
No

11. CLOSED – MULTIPLE CHOICE
How often do you play computer
games?
Everyday
4 – 6 days a week
3 - 5 days a week
1 – 2 days a week

12. CLOSED – CHECKLIST
Which computer games do you play?
Check all that apply.
DOTA
World of Warcraft
Super Mario Brothers
Pacman
Others: _______(please specify)

13. CLOSED – RANKING
Who do you most enjoy playing
computer games with? Rank the
following by order of preference:
1 being the most preferred and 5
being the least preferred.
Parents
Siblings
Relatives
Friends
Strangers

14. CLOSED – SCALING
“Computer games is the best way to
relieve stress.” Tick the answer
that corresponds with your level
of agreement.
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree

15. COMBINATION
Do you think playing computer
games lead to addiction?
Yes
No
Please provide your reason(s)in
the space below:
_________________________________

16. 7 TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Keep your questionnaire short and simple.
2. Avoid leading questions.
3. Balance your rating scales.
4. Don’t make the list of options too long.
5. Use close ended questions.
6. Place questions in a logical order.
7. Pre-test your survey before you send it out.
Taken from: http://www.thebettyfactor.com/2007/12/05/7-tips-for-effective-survey-writing/

17. Now, you try!

18. ACTIVITY
 Group work
 Design a questionnaire of at 12 – 15
questions (or more if necessary) for your
report
 Organise your questions according to the
scope of your report
 Have at least 2-3 question for each scope
item
 Bring questionnaire to class next lesson
 Bring laptops - Google forms

19. QUESTIONNAIRE
 Pre-test your survey on your classmates.
 Refine your questions.
 Check with your tutor for feedback.