designing questioner 2

8/11/2019 Designing Questioner 2

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Designing Questioner

Nurfitri Bustamam, SSi, MKes, MPdKed.


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Nurfitri Bustamam 2

Some Useful Hints

Specific questions will producespecific answerTry to avoid vague soundingquestions. They usually difficult toanswer.Example:

Have you read a book recently?Have you read a book within the last 7days?


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Nurfitri Bustamam 3

Some Useful Hints

Overly precise questions can causeproblems.If you make the question too specificyou will likely make it to difficult toanswer.Example: How many of yourclassmates did you talk yesterday?


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Nurfitri Bustamam 4

Some Useful Hints

Keep the language simpleLook at who will be answering yourquestions & write at their level.

Avoid jargon or technical terms.


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Nurfitri Bustamam 5

Some Useful Hints

Avoid the use of double negativesTwo negatives in a question can beconfusingExample: Lack of studentapplications is not something to worryabout


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Some Useful Hints

Limit each question to a single idea A question dealing with two or moreissues leads to confusion & producesa meaningless response.Example: are you in favor of reducingthe number of teaching hours &

increasing student intake?What would a yes (or no) answer tothe above question tell you?


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Some Useful Hints

Avoid emotionally charged wordSuch words can create a bias andintroduce a highly personal tonewhich many respondents may feeluneasy with.


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Nurfitri Bustamam 8

Some Useful Hints

Avoid leading questionsThese are questions which by theirwording suggest answer.Example: Do you think we shouldincrease doctors pay since they worksuch long hours and provide avaluable service?


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Nurfitri Bustamam 9

Some Useful Hints

Be careful of personalizationPersonalization can cause problems ifyou are seeking opinions of a generalnature.Example: What do you think of yourpharmacist?


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Nurfitri Bustamam 10

Some Useful Hints

Try to avoid subjective termsWords like usually, often, many,can be interpreted in various ways.For example many people to a citydweller probably mean somethingdifferent to someone living in ruralisolation.


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Some Useful Hints

Keep the item as short as possibleThere is nothing more irritating andconfusing than a lengthy sentencethat needs to be reread again andagain before the respondent gets themessage.


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Some Useful Hints

Avoid acronyms and abbreviationsCan you think of abbreviations thatmay be interpreted in different ways?STD (Standard Trunk Dialing orSexually Transmitted Diseases)


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Some Useful Hints

Check the consistency of answerDepending on the nature of yourquestionnaire it may be beneficial to ask

the same questions again using differentwording.If you are getting different answers to suchquestions it casts doubt on the validity ofthe entire set of responses for thisparticular person.


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Some Useful Hints

Pilot the questionerOnce you have constructed yourquestionnaire try it out on a smallsample of the population


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Reference

McAlleer S. Designing andadministering questionnaires. Centrefor Medical Education, University ofDundee.


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