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Questionnaire. Why use questionnaires?. To collect information about a given population in a structured way So that results can be analysed Aims To obtain accurate and relevant information. Types of question. Open Allows exploration of themes
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Why use questionnaires? • To collect information about a given population in a structured way • So that results can be analysed • Aims • To obtain accurate and relevant information
Types of question • Open • Allows exploration of themes • Allows you to gain additional information on a specific question • Closed • Easy and quick to fill in • Minimise discrimination against illiterate • Easy to record the results • Easy to report on the results
Tips when designing questions • Use short sentences – Avoid complicating questions • Only ask 1 piece of information at a time • Avoid negatives • ‘Small group teaching should be abolished’ • ‘Small group teaching should continue’
Tips when designing questions • Be precise when asking questions • How often do you borrow books from the library? • How many books have you borrowed from the library in the last 6 months? • Avoid sensitive issues • Politics • Finance • Peoples age!!
Tips when designing questions • Avoid bias in questions • ICT is a great subject (agree or disagree) • On a scale of 1 to 5 how would you rate your ICT lessons?
Activity • Individual task • Decide on what topic your database is based • Discuss what information you want to collect • Design a questionnaire (Ms word) • Identify the data type for each question • The purpose of database should be very clear
Topics to choose from • Television and films • Hobbies • Music • School • Food • Or any of your own…