The research question is “Can the family fun time activities encourage parental/family involvement?”. To operationalize this, the question on the family fun time activity that will be used as the dependent variable is “On a scale of 0-10, how much did you assist your child in this activity?”  The answer choices for this item are “Scale 0-10; 0 = not at all, 10 = a great amount”. The independent variable for this study is race/ethnicity. The item from the questionnaire that will be used to operationalize this is “What is your race/ethnicity?” The answer choices for this question are “Latino/Hispanic, White (Non-Latino), Black or African-American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Middle Eastern, Multiracial, Other, and Prefer not to answer “. These questions are concise and easy to understand. They will provide sufficient information for the researcher and won’t be difficult for the participant to answer.

In survey research, it is best to make sure that the questions are easy to understand and get the information necessary while avoiding being an inconvenience to the participant. The surveys should be sent out to representative population and aim to receive as many responses as possible. The participants should be made aware that it is their choice whether or not to participate in the survey and that they are allowed to stop or skip a question at any point. The questions should be aimed to gather only information of use or required for the research and should not be used in any way to expose the participant to harm. The surveys should aim to gather a mix of qualitative and quantitative information to get a more complete analysis for the research.