http://iit.bloomu.edu/pam/blog/index.cfm Blog by Pam Berman about eLearning issues en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:11:25 -0500 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:30:00 -0500 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss pberman@bloomu.edu pberman@bloomu.edu http://iit.bloomu.edu/pam/blog/index.cfm/2006/3/8/Writing-Good-Survey-Questions-Examples <h2 id="summary_03_07_06_2">Summary: Writing Good Survey Questions - Examples</h2> <p>Creating a good survey is an art and a science. The process for constructing any survey is an instructional design project in and of itself and requires analysis &amp; testing, design &amp; testing, development &amp; testing, implementation &amp; testing, and evaluation, which is basically more testing.</p> <p>There are many ways in which to ask questions. The type of question used depends on several factors:</p> <ul> <li>The data that is required</li> <li>The amount of time one has to analyze the data</li> <li>The degree to which respondents understand the construct in each question</li> </ul> [More] eLearning Concepts and Techniques - Spring 2006 Surveys Collecting Data Examples Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:30:00 -0500 http://iit.bloomu.edu/pam/blog/index.cfm/2006/3/8/Writing-Good-Survey-Questions-Examples http://iit.bloomu.edu/pam/blog/index.cfm/2006/3/8/Writing-Good-Survey-Questions <h2 id="summary_03_07_06">Summary: Writing Good Survey Questions</h2> <p>Surveys can be a great way to collect data regarding peoples' behavior and characteristics as well as their attitudes and thoughts. To get good data, each person taking the survey must answer each question truthfully and accurately. When writing good survey questions, it is important to minimize bias. Bias may be introduced when a question is worded in such a way as to influence the respondent's response. Bias also may result from respondents trying to think too much about what is expected from the questions and the answers.</p> [More] eLearning Concepts and Techniques - Spring 2006 Surveys Collecting Data Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:15:00 -0500 http://iit.bloomu.edu/pam/blog/index.cfm/2006/3/8/Writing-Good-Survey-Questions