Module teaching and integrating language skills lesson 1

Activity 2 Principles of a questionnaire design
Time: 20 minutes
Objective: to raise students’ awareness of principles of a questionnaire design
Materials: Handout 3

Procedure:

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  Make a small presentation (if possible, on PowerPoint) on principles of a questionnaire design using the notes on Handout 3.
  
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  Invite questions and discussion.
  

Activity 3 Questionnaire - Advantages and disadvantages
Time: 20 minutes
Objective: to let students explore advantages and disadvantages of using questionnaires as a research tool
Materials:

Procedure:

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  Put students in groups of 4/5. Ask students to brainstorm advantages and disadvantages of using a questionnaire as a research tool. Allow 10 minutes for students for working in groups.
  
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  Ask volunteers to share their answers with the whole class.
  

Suggested answers: Questionnaires as a research tool
Advantages	Disadvantages
Cheap and easy to administer Allows covering large numbers of respondents Allows respondents to complete a questionnaire at their own pace	Unpredictable response rate (especially when given out to complete at home, or administered through Internet) Item non-response rate (i.e. respondents may leave certain questions unanswered)

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  Summarise the activity by saying that questionnaires are practical in collecting and analyzing data. There are certain disadvantages of using them, therefore a researcher should use other research tools (for example, interviews, observations, test etc.) along with questionnaires to get valid data.