Module teaching and integrating language skills lesson 1

Evaluation of a Questionnaire or Interview Script

Is the question necessary? How will it be used? What answers will it provide? How will it be tabulated, analyzed, and interpreted?

Are several questions needed instead of one?

Do the respondents have the information or experience necessary to answer the questions?

Is the question clear?

Is the question loaded in one direction? Biased? Emotionally toned?

Will the respondents answer the question honestly?

Will the respondents answer the question?

Is the question misleading because of unstated assumptions?

Is the best type of answer solicited?

Is the wording of the question likely to be objectionable to the respondents?

Is a direct or indirect question best?

If a checklist is used, are the possible answers mutually exclusive, or should they be?

If a checklist is used, are the possible answers "exhaustive"?

Is the answer to a question likely to be influenced by preceding questions?

Are the questions in psychological order?

MODUL 4: CLASSROOM INVESTIGATION
SSON 22
Theme: Case study. Field notes


Lead-in
Time: 10 min

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  Ask the following questions and hold a discussion in plenary:
  

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  Have you ever completed a questionnaire? If yes, what was it for? Did you like completing it? Why/Why not?
  
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  Have you ever designed a questionnaire? If yes, what was it for? Did you like designing it? Why/Why not?
  

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  Introduce the topic of the lesson. Say that you will explore a questionnaire as a research tool.
  

Activity 1 Exploring a questionnaire
Time: 25 minutes
Objective: to let students’ explore a sample questionnaire
Materials: Handout 1 and Handout 2

Procedure:

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  Put students in groups of 4/5 and distribute Handout 1.
  
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  Ask students to study the sample questionnaire and answer the questions on Handout 2.
  
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  Elicit answers in plenary.
  

Suggested answers: What do you think is the aim of the questionnaire? The focus of the questionnaire is on intercultural learning. Who is intended for? The questionnaire is designed for undergraduate students majoring in English. The possible research question might be: What are the students’ needs in terms of intercultural learning? How long do you think it will take to complete the questionnaire? As it is stated in the introduction it will take approximately 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire. What types of questions are there (open, closed)? There are closed (e.g. question 1 –respondents should choose from the given options), open (e.g. question 4 – options are not given, respondents should give their own answers), and mixed (e.g. question 2 – it requires ticking Yes or No and then requires clarification). Do you like the questionnaire? Why/Why not?

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  Make a transition to the next activity by saying that now you will draw conclusions based on the analysis.