WorksheetsQuestionnaire & Survey
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
Most surveys are structured, which means that
here is a one-on-one relationship between the researcher and the respondent.
they use random selection to select respondents.
the interviewer decides when, where, and how to ask the questions.
the same questions are asked in the same order for all respondents.
A telephone interview survey tends to have a higher response rate than a __________ study and shorter answers to open-ended questions than a __________ study.
mailed questionnaire; mailed questionnaire
mailed questionnaire; face-to-face interview
face-to-face interview; face-to-face interview
face-to-face interview; mailed questionnaire
Suppose you are doing a survey in which sample quality and precision are of utmost importance, and you need to ask some critical open-ended questions. Which survey mode would work best?
face-to-face interview
telephone interview
mail questionnaire
mixed mode combining telephone interviews with a mailed questionnaire
Planning a survey involves two concurrent activities: construction of the survey instrument and
selection of the sample.
selection of the survey mode
coding of variables.
selection of the survey design
What is the best placement for the following survey question:
“What is your age?”
opening question
middle
end
When someone answers the telephone in a random-digit-dialing survey, the interviewers' first step is to
confirm that the person who answered the telephone is 18 years of age or older.
randomly select a household member to interview.
read an informed consent statement and ask for permission to begin the interview.
confirm that the interviewer has contacted the respondent included in the sample.
Compared with experiments, surveys generally are
less economical.
less susceptible to reactive measurement effects.
less effective in testing causal relationships.
lower in generalizability.
For conducting a survey to know the opinion of teachers regarding Higher Secondary Education, which tool will be best to use?
Questionnaire
Experiment
Observation
None
Which of the following steps are required to design a questionnaire?
a. Writing primary and secondary aims of the study
b. Review of current literature
c. Prepare draft of questionnaire
d. Revision of draft
a,b,c
a,c,d
b,c,d
a,b,c,d
If a researcher wants to study the performance of university lecturers by students which tool will be most appropriate?
Questionnaire
Interview
Rating Scale
Observation
An advantage of open-ended questions as compared to multiple-choice questions is that they:
are easier to score
are less subject to misinterpretation
are preferred by respondents
provide more variety of responses
The primary advantages of the interview are:
high response rate and opportunity for clarification of questions
anonymity and cost
cost and training required
time required and response rate
The major problem with mail surveys is the:
low response rate
time required
cost
training required
The biggest disadvantage of face-to-face interviews is that they are costlier than either mail or telephone surveys.
True
False
Draw a 5 point likert scale
