1. Report Assessment AE Semester Two
QUESTIONNAIRE
Report Assessment
AE Semester Two

2. PURPOSE
The report involves the analysis of prior research and the addition of new research
The questionnaire = the new research
You need this information to compare to the literature.

3. QUESTIONNAIRES Are an inexpensive way to gather data
Can allow statistical analysis of results
Are flexible in what they can measure
The accuracy of your findings will increase with the sample size
The sample will reflect the population from which it is drawn
Can be conducted in a number of different ways e.g. mail, telephone, face to face

4. A MULTI- STAGE PROCESS After developing your hypothesis
Define the objectives (what do you want to know?)
Determine the sample group (who to ask?)
Write the questionnaire
Administer the questionnaire
Interpret the results

5. TYPES OF INFORMATION GATHERED IN A QUESTIONNAIRE
KNOWLEDGE: WHAT PEOPLE KNOW
What is the recommended interval between eye checks for patients with uncomplicated diabetes?
- 6 months
- 1 year
- 2 years
OPINIONS, ATTITUDES, BELIEFS AND VALUES: WHAT PEOPLE THINK
What do you think are the major issues affecting community health in Queensland at the moment?
_________________________

6. BEHAVIOUR: WHAT PEOPLE DO
Have you initiated the development of a care plan for any of your patients?
- Yes
- No
ATTRIBUTES: WHAT PEOPLE ARE
When did you graduate from university? _________
Do you need to ask about their:
Political affiliation
Religion
Educational level?
Gender
Age
Salary
Marital status
Sexual orientation

7. TYPES OF QUESTIONS OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS:
No answer choices, respondents are able to answer in their own words
CLOSED-ENDED QUESTIONS:
Answers structured so they only fit into previously established categories

8. O P E N C L S D ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• useful for exploratory research to generate range, meanings, new ideas
• very flexible – can achieve depth, gives
respondents freedom
• useful to solicit suggestions and clarify
Positions
• useful when the expected number of
respondents is low
• requires some skill in asking the questions and in interpreting the results
• answers often lack uniformity – requires some skills to categorise, count and compute
• more time consuming to fill in and time
consuming to analyse, particularly with a large number of respondents
• illegible handwriting C L S D
• useful for statistical analysis – easy to count and compute
• easy to interpret, neat and quick
• reliability can be high
• useful if a large number of respondents
expected
• may not have catered for all possible answers
• questions may not be relevant, or important
• requires pre-testing and prior open-ended research to ensure choices offered are the relevant ones

9. PARTIALLY CLOSED QUESTIONS:
Can choose from fixed categories and add their own response if desired
ADVANTAGE: useful if options have been overlooked
DISADVANTAGE: “other” category often yields little response

10. QUESTION WORDING Questions need to be simple, clear and precise
Use standardised questions where possible
Avoid asking the same question twice
Use as little technical language as possible
Avoid vague words e.g. about, few
Avoid ambiguity
Use short words rather than long, complicated ones
Be aware of the connotations of different words e.g. ‘childish’ or ‘child-like’

11. ORDERING QUESTIONS The questionnaire should have a logical flow:
- general to specific
- impersonal to personal
- easy to difficult
Questions relating to a specific topic should be grouped together !
Place sensitive questions in the context of which they are being asked so they seem relevant

12. Grouping
It is important to group your questions so that the material can be easily analysed.
If all your questions are mixed up, they will be difficult to untangle into clear patterns when you do your interpretation.

13. QUESTIONNAIRE LAYOUT Clear and simple
Be sure to provide enough space for open-ended questions
Number all questions
Do not clutter the questions together
Questions and answers should not be split across pages
Always include a ‘Thank you’ at the end

14. Extra points
Make sure that you have your name(s) at the top of the page.
Write your topic at the top of the page.
Include the aim/objective at the beginning of the questionnaire. For example; The aim of the following questionnaire is to find out………..
Make sure that your questions are easy to read precise, and correctly set out.
Due to time constraints it is probably best to include question types/formats that are easy to tabulate/read.
Try and include at least 1 open question (usually towards the end).
To begin with, ask questions relating to personal information (age, gender, education level)
Only ask questions that will help you to prove your hypothesis.

15. Make sure all statements are relevant to the hypothesis.
Mix positive and negative so what you are looking for is not too obvious and will influence people's responses.
Don't put the hypothesis at the top for the same reason
Make sure you have examples of all 4 types of information (including what people do)
Give attribute choices at the start to save time and make groups for ease of statistical analysis. e.g. unemployed / student / blue collar / white collar

16. Look at the model questionnaire in your workbook

17. Make sure you proof read your questionnaire before you approach people – a native speaker of a target language should be able to give you additional insights into potential interpretations.

18. After getting the results
Make sure you split your statistics into:
Overall
Male/Female
Age
Occupation
Religion
Political affiliation
You will need these statistics to complete the next section (interpretation of results)

19. Try making a mini questionnaire and questioning the other students

20. Now work on your own questionnaire, then have it approved by Duncan before administering it.