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Questionnaires chapter 14 Hajer AL Hazmi 0765565
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What is a Questionnaire? A questionnaire is a set of questions on a topic designed to be answered by a respondent. A questionnaire should be: -valid -reliable -clear
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What research areas can a questionnaire be used for? To produce linguistic maps Traditional dialectology To show attitudes towards language sociolinguistics To show the importance of motivation for successful learning Second-language teaching
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Subjects A questionnaire can be used with any person who can understand questions and answer them. Subjects have to be selected carefully to ensure that as reliable and representative as possible.
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Types of Questionnaires Researcher is Present Its advantage: Can answer any unclear questions. Its disadvantage: when respondents ask too much questions can be confusing. Researcher is Absent Its advantage: reach people in far away places. Its disadvantage: Takes longer time to send to researcher to ask about unclear questions.
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How to design a Questionnaire - Questions must be simple and unambiguous. -Words should be clear. -If you provide a choice of answers, make sure it covers all possibilities. -Begin with easy questions.
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Types of Data Direct approach Its advantage: will be easily understood. Its disadvantage: it can lead to : 1-courtesy bias : try to please the researcher. 2-sucker bias: try to mislead the researcher. Indirect approach It means that not inform respondents about the topic of the questionnaire. Its advantage: No bias Its disadvantage: some answers will be irrelevant.
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Types of Data Open Questions Its answer is open, not definite. Its advantage: It gives respondent freedom. One disadvantage of this type is its irrelevance. Closed Questions Answered in limited way. Its advantage: easy to analyze. One disadvantage of this type is its directives.
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Types of Data Multiple Choice True or false questions Written Questionnaire (expressive ) Spoken Questionnaire
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