Survey Question – smart objective
Best practices for survey research.
For survey research, a strong survey asks appropriate questions that are informative for analysis. Such as, using questions that are beneficial for readers. Choosing appropriate question forms such as open-ended and close-ended questions creates a consistent and clear survey for participants to answer. You don’t want the questions you’re asking to confuse your participants. The participation of respondents should always be voluntary. They should never be forced to do anything. The questions the participants are asked should be relevant to the research to provide useful data. Survey research is meant to learn something, and use useful information to better educate on the topic.
Your research question
– How do Family Fun Time activities affect family involvement?
Survey question used to operationalize your dependent variable?
-How involved was your family in this activity on a scale to 1-10?
- 1 – not at all
- 5- a little
- 10- very involved
- What survey question will you use to operationalize your independent variable?
Did your family complete the family activity?
- Yes
- Started but did not complete
- No
- Using information from class, explain why these are good/well-written questions?
- – These are well-written questions because the independent and dependent are clear and consistent. These questions are also clear and appropriate for analysis.