What questions would you ask in the questionnaire?
You may ask them how sad they are.
Hmmm……. But that doesn’t say much.
Let’s try to be a bit more specific. How would you do that?
You could get them to tell you the intensity of how sad they feel today.
Or, you could get them to tell you how frequently they feel sad.
Both will provide valuable information for you.
Hmmm……. But that doesn’t say much.
Let’s try to be a bit more specific. How would you do that?
You could get them to tell you the intensity of how sad they feel today.
Or, you could get them to tell you how frequently they feel sad.
Both will provide valuable information for you.
Is one question going to be enough?
Not quite.
Why? Coz, developing a good questionnaire requires good science (and good arts). It’s a science and an art.
One key area is known as validity.
Say what?
In simple terms - How valid is your question.
The other area to know is reliability.
How reliable is your questionnaire?
Meaning, if you were to provide this to the same group of students a week later, or provided to a similar but different group of students, do you get similar results.
In essence, we want to ensure there’s no “technical” problems with the questions you ask.
Why? Coz, developing a good questionnaire requires good science (and good arts). It’s a science and an art.
One key area is known as validity.
Say what?
In simple terms - How valid is your question.
The other area to know is reliability.
How reliable is your questionnaire?
Meaning, if you were to provide this to the same group of students a week later, or provided to a similar but different group of students, do you get similar results.
In essence, we want to ensure there’s no “technical” problems with the questions you ask.