D2a1Questionnaires

Questionnaire

A questionnaire is a set of questions that are written down and given to a set of participants.

The questions are usually in a fixed order and everyone answers all of the questions.

So they know what to do they are given Standardised Instructions. This makes sure all the participants are treated I the same way.

Closed Questions

Really simple,

They have a fixed number of possible answers.

Participants often just tick a box.

They produce numerical data.

Answers can be tallied to give totals for each answer.

E.g. Are you afraid of Spiders Yes or No

Write down 2 closed questions asking about a person’s TV viewing habits.

Open ended Questions

Used when needing more detail.

Participants are asked for description.

Produce more in-depth answers than closed questions.

Answers help look for patterns, similarities between people or as examples.

E.g. How do you feel when you hold a spider?

Write down two open questions asking about opinions on TV violence

Rank style

Asks participants to say how much more or less things are.

This can be done in a number of ways.

Putting a list in order. Give each animal a number 1 t o 4. 1 most scary to least scary.

Or choosing an option in a list which is in order Which one best decribes how you feel about beetles:

I like them

I don’t really like them

I don’t mind them

I really hate them

Write down two rank style questions about opions on film or computer game age certification.

Likert-type scale

Participants asked to judge how much they agree with a statement.

Used to measure peoples attitudes.

Snakes move suddenly

Strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree

Participants chose one answer on the scale

Equal number of statements that express a positive and negative view

To work out results answers are given a number

Strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree

1 2 3 4 5

Write 4 linkert-style questions to ask about views on the 9pm watershed?

Key definitions

Copy down key definitions on page 139

Answer questions at the bottom of the page.