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Survey

Questionnaire
Jan Michael A. Fernandez
Questions play a very crucial role in research writing.
A good research is founded on good questions.
Without the right questions,
there will also be no correct answer.
-ETCOR
What is a questionnaire?

• A questionnaire is a research instrument that


consists of a set of questions or other types of
prompts that aims to collect information from a
respondent.
• A questionnaire is defined as a document containing
questions and other types of items designed to solicit
information appropriate for analysis.
• The questionnaire may be regarded as a form of an
interview on paper.
• Procedure for the construction of a questionnaire follows
a pattern similar to that of the interview schedule.
• However, because the questionnaire is impersonal it is all
the more important to take care of its construction.
• Since there is no interviewer to explain ambiguities or to
check misunderstandings, the questionnaire must be
especially clear in its working.
• The variety of possible answers to each question must be
anticipated more fully than for an interview.
Types of Questionnaire
• Structured questionnaires include pre-coded questions
with well-defined skipping patterns to follow the
sequence of questions. Most of the quantitative data
collection operations use structured questionnaires.
Fewer discrepancies, easy to administer consistency in
answers and easy for the data management are
advantages of such structured questionnaires.
• Unstructured questionnaires include open-ended and
vague opinion-type questions. Maybe questions are not
in the format of interrogative sentences and the
moderator or the enumerator has to elaborate the sense
of the question. Focus group discussions use such a
questionnaire.
• Not all questions are easily pre-coded with almost
possible alternatives to answers. Given answer
alternatives of some questions in the standard
questionnaires are left as ‘others’ (please specify). A
common and pragmatic practice is that most of the
questions are structured, however, it is comfortable to
have some unstructured questions whose answers are
not feasible to enumerate completely. Such a type of
questionnaire is called a quasi-structured
questionnaire.
Types of Questionnaire
1. fixed- Alternative Questionnaire
a. Dichotomous- (yes or no/ true or false
response)
b. Multiple Choice
c. Multiple Response
d. Likert type
e. degree of agreement or judgment
2. Open- Ended questionnaire
a. the free answer type
b. reasoning or explaining
Advantages of the
Questionnaire
Among the advantages of the questionnaire are:
1. The questionnaire is easy to construct.

2. Distribution is easy and inexpensive.

3. Responses are easy to tabulate.

4. The respondent’s replies are free.


Advantages of the
Questionnaire
5. Confidential information may be given freely.

6. The respondent can fill out the questionnaire at


will.

7. The respondent can give more accurate replies.


Disadvantages of the
Questionnaire

1. The questionnaire cannot be used with those


who cannot read nor write well.
2. If many respondents may not return the filled up
copies of the questionnaire purposely or
forgetfully, considerable follow-ups are
necessary.
3. A respondent may leave some or many
questions unanswered.
4. Some questions may be vague and so the
respondent may not answer them or if he does, he
may give wrong replies.

5. The number of choices may be so limited that


the respondent may be forced to select responses
that are not his actual choices.
Characteristics of Good
Questions in a Questionnaire
• General rules of question crafting:
• Clear objective
• Simple language
• Clear concepts
• Without bias
• Adequate answer options
• Shorter questions
• The single question at a time
• Affirmative sentences
• Mathematics not imposed
• Short/clear reference periods
• Avoid question reference
Construction of a
Questionnaire
1. Doing library research.

2. Talking to knowledgeable people

3. Writing, editing, and rewriting


the questionnaire
4. Pre-testing the questionnaire
-this is also called a dry run.

5. Writing the questionnaire in its final form.


Guidelines in the formulation of questions for a
questionnaire

1. Make all directions clear and unequivocal.


Example:
Poor direction for a multiple response question.
:answer the following questions.

better: choose the items or options that would best


answer the questions and put a check mark on the
space before each item. You may have more than
one choice.
2. Avoid making double-barreled questions.
example: are you employed or not?
: do you walk to work or carry you lunch?
3. Avoid biased or leading questions.

Example:
-do you still beat your spouse?
-do you use Colgate toothpaste? If not, what brand
do you use?

Better: Which brand of toothpaste do you use?


4. Use correct grammar. Punctuation marks should
be placed properly to avoid misinterpretation.

5. Avoid assuming prior information on the part of


the respondent.
Example: Do you support the miranda doctrine?
6. Do not ask question in an objectionable manner.
Example: Did you exercise your duty as a citizen
and report this incident to the police?

7. State all questions affirmatively and avoid


negative item.
Organizing the Questionnaire

-the order of questions may influence the


willingness of subjects to respond to the survey.

-a good rule of thumb is “first impressions last”

-it follows the order according to the objective of


the study.
Tool Validation
Reliability and validity testing
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