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1 Designing An Effective Survey
Gateway Module Designing An Effective Survey

2 Objective: Design a survey that relates to the project
Use the survey to interview a number of people Teacher evaluates / approves the survey Design a spreadsheet to keep track of and analyze the data

3 Where to Start: Working in groups plan your survey on paper
Think about the response that you want from the surveys Consider the wording of your questions This can make a difference in the responses you receive Peer edit your surveys by having others in your class critique your survey Tables work well in a survey because each question may have a variety of choices

4 Survey Design Establish clear goals Short meaningful title
Clear and concise instructions Clear and concise questions/sentences Simple Direct Language Decide how you intend to use the information Ask only questions that directly address the study goals Keep your survey short

5 Most important information should be at the beginning
Vary the question format to retain interest Questions must be non-threatening Good questions only ask for one “bit” of information Accommodate all possible responses Anonymous surveys tend to get better responses

6 Survey Questions

7 One Answer with Bullets:
Which grade was your favorite? K-2 3-5 6-8 9-12

8 Multiple Answers with Bullets
What are your favorite things to do in your spare time? Watch TV Shopping Playing Video Games Talking/Texting with Friends Helping around the house

9 Rating Scales – One Answer
How comfortable are you using PowerPoint? Poor Fair Good Excellent

10 Rating Scale - Matrix What is your favorite class? Math Science French
1(Most Preferred) (Somewhat Preferred) (Preferred) (Not Preferred) (Least Preferred) Math Science French

11 Ranking Question Please rank in order of preference. 1 2 3 4 Math
Math English Science History

12 Yes/No Do you like Surveys? Yes No

13 Sample Questions??? Would you like to have a Grade 10 Grad Ceremony?
Yes No Do you think this would be good for the Grade 9’s?


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