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

disagree1 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.