questionnaire design

Question 1

what does it mean if a questionnaire is reliable?

Answer 1

all questions in questionnaire consistently measure the same underlying concept which remains relatively stable

Question 2

give an example of an ability test question?

Answer 2

rearrange following letters to make a word and choose the category in which it fits: RAPETEKA

A) city
b) fruit
c) bird
d) vegetable

Question 3

how are attitudes typically measured in questionnaires?

Answer 3

using likert scales

Question 4

give an example of a question used in an attitude questionnaire using a likert scale?

Answer 4

i am satisfied with the work i do

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Question 5

give an example of a question used to measure attitudes using a semantic differential scale?

Answer 5

the work that i do is….

good, bad, valuable

Question 6

what are the ethics/morals we need to take into account when designing questionnaires?

Answer 6

• measures used are reliable and valid
• equal opportunities to do well
• cultural biases

Question 7

what should we always start with when writing questions first?

Answer 7

theoretical literature

Question 8

if you are using a published scale, how many items must you use?

Answer 8

all items

Question 9

what are the different types of response formats?

Answer 9

• dichotomous scale
• frequency of behaviour
• strongly agree-strongly disagree
• numerical scales