week 5

Question 1

what things do you consider before designing data collection?

Answer 1

reserch question
what are you going to analyse? and how are you going to analyse the data?
who is your population?

Question 2

good instrument

Answer 2

population centred methods,
short,
quali and quanti? based on research aim

demographics an important one

Question 3

are open ended questions in surveys qualitative data method?

Answer 3

No, but they can be analysed qualitatively.

Question 4

what are good survey questions?

Answer 4

1. measures the concept trying to examine
2. doesnt measure irrelevatn concepts
3. means the same thing to all participants.

Question 5

what are the general rules for writing survery questions?

Answer 5

• avoid technical terms and jargons
  -avoid vague or imprecise terms (e.g regularly?)
  -define things very specifically
  -avoid complex sentences
  provide refenrece frames ( in the pst week e.g.)
  -make sure scales are ordinal
  -avoid double barrelled questions.
  -responses should anticipate all possibilities
  -make sure your responses are unique. ( e.g. within intervals)
  -avoid questions suing leading, emotional or evocative language.

Question 6

what are the types of questions in a survey?

Answer 6

• one response (yes/no)
• several response question with one answer
• several response with more than one answer.
• ranking qstn
• weighted questions
• list question. (open ended)
• sematinc differential -rating scale ( from good to bad rate)
• open questions

Question 7

How many questions should be open questions in the survey?

Answer 7

no more than 5% of the survey quesitons.

Question 8

tips:

Answer 8

clear instructions at the beginning

• if administer over the phone, limit questions and response options
• pilot your questions
• do not develop them on your own

Question 9

qualitative daata collection

Answer 9

social media
participant observation
focus groups
interviews

Question 10

types of interviews

Answer 10

• in depth
• semi- structured
• key stakeholder
• narrative
• life history
• dyad
• think aloud

Question 11

what is dyad?

Answer 11

alongside a caregiver ( e.g. children , disabilities).

Question 12

what is key stakeholder int?

Answer 12

one to one conversations about a specific topic or issue. (e.g. with head of departments .. professionals).

Question 13

what is think aloud interview?

Answer 13

involve participants thinking aloud as they are performing a set of specified tasks.

Question 14

why use interviews?

Answer 14

• increase rapport
• provides support to participants.
• increase response rate
• allows immediate clarification of your interpretation

Question 15

what does interviwe guides/ topic guides do?

Answer 15

provide suggestion of prompts

allow flexibility
allows researcher to pursue new avenues of enquiry.

Question 16

what type of questions hsould you use in interviews?

Answer 16

open-ended! :)

avoid leading questions.

Question 17

tips for good interviews

Answer 17

• build rapport
• listen, express interest
• encourage participant to expand ( give more details)
• let responses guide the direction
• reflect back, use participant’s language
• avoid excessive use of why

Question 18

what percent of the interview should be for the participant responses?

Answer 18

80%

Question 19

what are the six stages of the interview?

Answer 19

1. arrival and introduction
2. introducing the research
3. beginning the interview
4. during the interview
5. ending the interview
6. after the interview.

Question 20

what do you do during the introduction of an interview?

Answer 20

you build rapport.

Question 21

what do you do during the introduction of the research?

Answer 21

you tell the scope of the interview and emphasize the openness of responses.

Question 22

when do you provide context of the research?

Answer 22

during the beginning of the interview.

Question 23

what approach do you use to make sure you cover the areas needed?

Answer 23

a semi structure approach during the interview.

Question 24

what should you do during the ending of the interview?

Answer 24

give some advice and end positively.

Question 25

What do you do after ending the interview?

Answer 25

• thank them for their participation and value they have provided.
• provide them ongoing contacts in case they have concerns.

Question 26

what are focus groups and co design workshops?

Answer 26

groups where interactions bring out different data to individual intervies

it is exploratory

Question 27

what do you do during focus groups and workshops?

Answer 27

explore, testing ideas, evaluations, multi-methods studies (triangulation) and co-design with the population.

Question 28

what kind of activities could you do in focus groups?

Answer 28

Q-sorting or card sorting
River of life 
listing, ranking activities
sentence completion
collages

Question 29

should you use an interview guide as a focus group guide? why>

Answer 29

No, everyone will have a perspective on the topic and might be different from each other.

Question 30

tips for focus groups:

Answer 30

-record the sessions
-think who is in the focus groups, and this will influence interactions.
Make note at introduction, who attends.
-address confidentiality
-map your questions to your research questions or objectives.

Question 31

what are focus groups ground rules?

Answer 31

• all ideas are valid,
• no judgment
• healthy discussion
• we want to hear from each of you
• might be asked directly for a response
• may be asked not to answer next
• no talking over anyone else.

Question 32

Participant observation, what should you observe?

Answer 32

Space, Actor, Activity, Object, act, event, time, goal and feeling.