1. Starter
What are the strengths/weaknesses of questionnaires in sociological research?
Recap your knowledge using page 7 of your booklet.

2. MIC Lesson 2 Questionnaires
Objectives:
To recap on the strengths and limitations of questionnaires
To apply this knowledge to the study of education
To plan an answer to a MIC question

3. In context Questionnaires can be used in education to study
Subject and university choice
Bullying and the experience of schooling
Achievement and school factors
Parental attitudes to education
These are the contexts you could be asked about in the exam

4. Also think about… What is different about researching education?
Consider the things we looked at last lesson in relation to problems researching pupils, teachers and parents

5. Now think about… Combining the two, so…
Why might questionnaires be a suitable/unsuitable way to investigate teaching labelling?

6. Task
Using the textbook pages complete the table on page 8

7. Key study using questionnaires
Connor and Dewson (2001) posted nearly 4000 questionnaires to students at 17 higher education institutes around the country in their study of the factors influencing the decisions of working class students to go to university
Bowles and Gintis measured students personality traits using a questionnaire similar to those used to reveal the traits valued by employers. They compared questionnaire results with students average grades/exam scores. They found a correlation between personality traits valued by employers such as docility, passivity and obedience and high scores at school

8. How can we put this into context?
Read Item A on page 10
Use page to help you
Have a go at planning it as a group on A3 paper first
Now use page 11 to create a complete plan using PERVERT
This needs to be done in enough detail!

9. Plenary