questionnaires

Question 1

what is a questionnaire?

Answer 1

a list of questions requireing a response from the particepants. usually sent by post or online.

Question 2

Postal questionnaire

Answer 2

a questionnaire sent by post

Question 3

online questionnaire

Answer 3

can be completed online

Question 4

self-completion

Answer 4

completed by the person on their own.

Question 5

open question

Answer 5

answers can be more detailed and true

Question 6

closed question

Answer 6

answers are yes r no or multiple choice

Question 7

standardised

Answer 7

where the questions are the same for everyone

Question 8

operationalise

Answer 8

where the concept is made measureable i.e., scale of 1-10

Question 9

pilot study

Answer 9

a trial run of a questionnaire

Question 10

social desireability

Answer 10

particepants respond in a socially acceptable way

Question 11

why is this methods prefered by positivists?

Answer 11

1. standardised questions produce reliable data
2. the data can be quantified

Question 12

Why is this method disliked by interpretivists?

Answer 12

1. harder to get valid answers
2. the data is not qualitative

Question 13

three studies using questionnaires

Answer 13

1. bowles and gintis - correspondance principle
2. rutter - inside school factors and acheivement
3. census

Question 14

name three advantages to using postal questionnaires

Answer 14

1. can access a wider population sample
2. no interaction, researcher doesnt need personal skills
3. it costs less to post a questionnaire than rent a space.

Question 15

name three disadvantages to using postal questionnaires

Answer 15

1. low response rate
2. unrepresentative sample
3. no particepant contact could lead to misunderstandings

Question 16

name 3 advantages to self-completion questionnaires

Answer 16

1. high response rate - insentive
2. quick and cheap to gather large amount of data
3. questionnaires can be annonymous = good for sensitivities

Question 17

name three disadvantages to using self completion questionaires

Answer 17

1. incentives may be given on completion - expensive
2. may not be appropriate for some topics
3. invalid - poeple usually give socially desireable answers

Question 18

three advantages to questionnaires

Answer 18

1. quick - create and fill in
2. generally high response rate
3. little room for interviewer bias - no contact

Question 19

three disadvantages to questionnaires

Answer 19

1. low in validity - dont ask in depth Qs
2. researcher could ask certain questions - bias
3. not appropriate for some very sensitive topics