Survey Question - Check for Understanding

Identify the type of survey question.

"What do you like to do most during recess?"

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What is the purpose of the survey that we are designing today?

• To find out what our friends like to do during the holiday

• To find out what type of pizza people prefer to buy

• To find out what our parents like to buy during the holidays

• To find out what our friends like to eat for dinner

The questions that we ask should use simple and easy-to-understand words.

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This is an example of a good survey question.

"Teachers and students find the programme very enriching

(Agree/Strongly Agree/Disagree/Strongly disagree)"

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• False

Answer explanation

The question asks about both teachers and students. These two groups of people might have very different responses to the programme and therefore the answer that is given will not be accurate. When asking a question, we should address one objective at a time.

We can break down this question into two different questions.

Identify the type of question

"I feel happy and safe in my classroom.

• ( ) Strongly disagree / ( ) Disagree / ( ) Not sure / ( ) Agree / ( ) Strongly agree"

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Identify the type of question

" Rank these activities from your most to least favorite (1 = Most favorite):

• ( ) Art club

• ( ) Soccer

• ( ) Robotics

• ( ) Reading club"

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• None of the above

Answer explanation

This is called a Ranking-type Question whereby respondents are to rank their responses in order. It is different from a Rating-type Question where you are deciding how many "stars" you can give to the statement or issue in question.