Pilot Study

Question 1

What is pilot study

Answer 1

Also called a feasibility study.

Conducted before the main study

A small scale rehearsal that proclaims the feasibility of the main study

Assists the planning and modification of the main study.
The results of the pilot study can be used to direct the main study.

Can be conducted for moth qualitative and quantitative studies

Question 2

Components of a pilot study

Answer 2

• representative of the target population.
• test research instruments
  Questionnaires
• determines a successful criteria to conduct the study
• recruit a sample
  Can be dine randomly but the same cant be i. The large study (practice-effect)
• trail of data entry and analysis

Question 3

Advantages and disadvantages of a pilot study

Answer 3

-Identify the necessity to modify procedures of the main study
-Determines the feasibility of carrying out the main study
- Increases research quality.
- shows the strengths and weaknesses instruments and data analysis procedures
-estimates the time and budget needed for a stufy

Disadvantages
- costly
-dont guarantee the success of a the main study

Question 4

Pilot questionnaire how to conduct

Answer 4

• drawing up an item pool
  Gathering a wide range of possible items that can be included in the questionnaire
• initial piloting of the item pool
  Reducing the number items. Can be done with the help of peers

-final piloting
Based on the feedback a questionnaire is put together and distributed among 50.

Item analysis
The responses are submitted to statistical analysis to finalize the questionnaire
mainly checks for
- missing responses and signs of not understanding questions
- the range of responses elicited by each items
- consistency of multi scale items

Post hoc analysis
Analyzing the responses again before finalizing the items of the questionnaire

Question 5

Example

Answer 5

Course evaluation.