Before You Start Questionnaires and Surveys Before you

Before You Start Questionnaires and Surveys Before you start. Be clear about what it is that you want to find out. I want to find out which type of books people like. I want to find out how many hours year 8’s spend watching TV. I want to find out how students travel to school. I want to find out how often students have school dinners and how much they like them.

Introduction Questionnaires and Surveys Writing the Questionnaire Provide an introduction to your survey so that the person reading it understands its purpose. This survey is to find out about people’s TV viewing habits. Please answer all the questions below. Thank you for your time. This survey is to find out about students hobbies to help us decide whether we need more “after school” clubs. Please answer all questions below. Thank you for your time.

Short and Simple Questionnaires and Surveys Writing the Questionnaire Ask short simple questions.   

Too vague Questionnaires and Surveys Writing the Questionnaire Avoid questions that are too vague.  

Biased Questionnaires and Surveys Writing the Questionnaire Make sure that you do not use leading (biased) questions.  

Too Personal Questionnaires and Surveys Writing the Questionnaire Avoid questions that are too personal.  

Questions Questionnaires and Surveys Decide whether the following questions are: A. Too vague B. Too personal C. Biased Too personal and biased. Too vague

Questionnaires and Surveys Decide whether the following questions are: A. Too vague B. Too personal C. Biased Biased Too vague

Questionnaires and Surveys Decide whether the following questions are: A. Too vague B. Too personal C. Biased Too personal Biased

Layouts Questionnaires and Surveys Snapshot of TV Viewing last week 1. Do you have a TV in your bedroom? 2. How did you mainly view your TV last week? Satellite Cable Aerial Computer/Internet 3. Which station did you mainly watch last week? BBC 1 BBC2 ITV CH 4 CH 5 None of these 4. For how many hours did you watch TV last week? < 5 5 - 12 13 - 20 > 27 21 - 27 Yes No     We are doing a survey to help us get a snap shot of the viewing habits of the students at our school, over a 7 day period. Please  the appropriate box. Thank you. This completed questionnaire shows:

Questionnaires and Surveys Pets Survey 1. Are you male or Female? 3. How many pets do you have? 4. What is your favourite type of pet. Dog Cat Rabbit Guinea Pig Horse None of these M F   We are doing a survey to help us find out about the number of pets owned by students of different ages. Please  the appropriate box. Thank you for your help. This completed questionnaire shows: 0 1 2 3 4 >5  2. Which Year Group are you in? 7 8 9 11 10 

Pilot and Sample Questionnaires and Surveys Before starting the survey Test the questionnaire on a few people first to see if it works OK or needs amending. Pilot survey: Sample Size and Type: Decide on the size and type of sample that you intend to use. Will it be a simple random sample or a stratified random sample?

Ideas Questionnaires and Surveys Possible Ideas for a Survey Amount of pocket money received Different Hobbies Favourite Sports Types of Computer games Views on School Meals Favourite types of book Mode of transport and distance travelled to school/work Good Luck!

Worksheet Decide whether the following questions are: A. Too vague B. Too personal C. Biased worksheet