self report:questionnaires Flashcards
1
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what are questionnaires?
A
set of questions about a topic that is given to all people in survey
written method of data collection where respondents record answers to pre-set q’s
2
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what are open questions?
A
where p’s write individual ideas to explain beliefs and opinions
eg why do you like sports
3
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advantage and disadvantage of open questions
A
- allows freedom to express opinions and answer in depth
- difficult to analyse
4
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what is a closed questionnaire?
A
responses are fixed (yes/no) defined with tickbox or underlining/cross out
eg do you like sports
5
Q
advantage and disadvantage of closed questionnaire?
A
- answers easy to quantify eg display in barchart
- restricted answers, no opp to explain
6
Q
what is a bad questionnaire?
A
- overlapping answers/categories
- missing questions/mistakes in numbering
- missing categories (no ‘other’)
- unclear questions
- leading questions
7
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what is a good questionnaire?
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- clear and tidy structure
- ethical
- measurement scale correct and clearly labelled eg likert scale
- enough space to give answers
- unambigious answers
- variety of open and closed
8
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term
likert scale
A
where p’s rate level at which they agree
9
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strenghts of questionnaires
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- quick and cheap
- large sample- many given out and completed at same time
- replicate
- open + closed
- quant + qual
- complex issues
10
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limitations of questionnaires
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- misunderstanding = unvalid
- bias sample- only suitable for those willing to read/write
- low response rate
- superficial issues
- misleading
- DC
- results difficult to analyse
11
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how to improve reliability?
A
- questions replaced and rewritten that are unclear so less misunderstandings
- replace open questions with closed, fixed ones so less complex
