1.) Some of the best practices for survey research include keeping your survey length
short. Leave personal questions to the end. Avoid asking double-barred questions.
Make sure to have others preview and take your survey before sending it off.
Focus more on using closed-ended questions.
2.) My research topic for this project is as follows: What needs do parents and
guardians have that, if satisfied, would boost parent involvement in education?
We are conducting research and exploring the needs of parents based on an
independent variable, to promote parental involvement. For example, the
independent variable I have chosen is race, and my dependent variable is parent
involvement.
3.) To measure the dependent variable, I have chosen a survey question that asks
parents to rate their level of involvement in their child’s education on a scale of 0
to 10. This question measures subjective parental participation, with 0 indicating
no involvement and 10 indicating full involvement. This scale lets me measure
involvement and examine its effects on child well-being and academic
performance. This approach gives a clear metric for analysis and permits
demographic group comparisons, revealing how socioeconomic status and
education level may affect parental engagement in education.
4.) The question “Choose one or more races that you consider yourself to be” lets
people define their own racial background. This method recognizes how complex
and changing racial identity can be, allowing people to choose multiple races if
they feel connected to more than one group. This option helps to capture a deeper
understanding of race that fits with modern views on identity. The data we collect can be analyzed quantitatively, which helps us compare different race groups in
research settings. This approach makes sure that how we understand race takes
into account the different experiences and identities of the people we are looking
at.
5.) The survey questions are really well designed. They place personal questions
towards the end, which helps people feel more comfortable before tackling the
survey. The survey also makes sure to avoid double-barreled questions, which
helps keep the responses clear and precise. It’s vital to have other people look
over and finish the survey before we wrap it up, since this can help spot any
possible problems. Also, focusing on closed-ended questions makes it easier to
analyze the data and helps in collecting more reliable information.