1. Questionnaire

2. Questionnaire Information First Hand Second Hand

3. Questionnaire In order to collect first-hand information, what ways can we use?

4. Questionnaire -Interview -Observation -Questionnaire

5. Questionnaire - Discussion • 4-5 students in a group • Read and fill in the questionnaires together in 2-3 minutes • Discussion for another 5 mins.

6. Questionnaire - Discussion • Discuss on some strengths and weaknesses of the questionnaire Content Question type Layout Language

7. Questionnaire – Qs setting Are they good questions? • 去週你有見過輔導主任嗎? • 你會否考慮辭去現職另找一份新工作? • 大部分成績好的同學都認為這個讀書方法不行，你是否同意？ • 在過去一年內，你看了多少齣電影？ • A)一齣 B)二齣 C)三齣或以上

8. Questionnaire General principles in designing good questions • Wordings are clear, specific and precise • Use appropriate language • Ask simple question first • Good sequence and format • Avoid difficult vocabulary • Avoid presuming and hypothetical questions

9. Questionnaire-piloting Problem: Some respondents have misunderstood what was meant.

10. Questionnaire-piloting • Solution: • willing to give comments • Anyone who has no “inside knowledge” • Avoid anyone to whom it will be sent in the study itself

11. Questionnaire-piloting • How much piloting? • Keep on doing it until you think you have learned all that you need to know.

12. Questionnaire – Sampling • Size of sample • Biases sample • -representative?

13. Questionnaire - summary Set Qs in questionnaire Piloting Redrafting the questionnaire Sampling (size? any biases?)

14. Questionnaire-advantages • Efficient use of time in getting large no. of respondents • Potential for anonymity • Potentail for high return rate

15. Questionnaire-limitations • Time is needed to set a good questionnaire • Superficial data • More diff. to get an explanation