Topic 1: Survey Part 1



	EDR720 : The Class : Survey Research : Survey Part 1

Topic 1: Survey Research Part I: Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Questionnaires and Survey Formats

Dear research cyber-fans: for the next three topics, we'll be taking an in-depth look at survey research. The use of surveys to collect data is one of the most popular methods of (nonexperimental) educational research. Thus, it warrants some special attention!

We'll start out with some tips for constructing questionnaire items. ***: I USE THE TERMS 'SURVEY' AND 'QUESTIONNAIRE' INTERCHANGEABLY. Next, we'll take a look at two general 'families' of popular survey item formats and the relative tradeoffs inherent in each one.

To complete this Topic successfully, please complete the following activities in the order shown below:

ON-LINE READING 1: Electronic Textbook: Survey Research -Part I: Questionnaires and Survey Formats

ASSIGNMENT 1: Try Your Hand at Writing Survey Items

WEB ACTIVITY 1: The Friendship Survey

Once you have completed these activities you should:

Go on to Topic 2: Survey Research Part II: Ask and You Shall Receive: Types of Response
or
Go back to Survey Research

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