Table of Contents
Survey design
Pilot testing.
Purpose
- Test effectiveness of the intervention materials
- Ensure acceptance of the programmes or interventions by the local community
- Discover any sensitive issues that may prohibit uptake of the intervention
Literature
- Rothgeb et al., 2001Rothgeb, J., Willis, G., Forsyth, B., & others. (2001). Questionnaire pretesting methods: Do different techniques and different organizations produce similar results. In Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Statistical Association (5–9).
Questions to ask
- Overall, did you find the survey clear and easy to understand?
- Were any words or questions confusing or unclear? If so, which ones?
- Do you think any questions should be changed or reworded? If so, which ones?
- How do you feel about the length of the survey?
- Did you have problems reading or understanding the directions? Which ones?
- Ask if anyone in the group has suggestions about improving any questions or the survey as a whole?
(from here)
define your research aims
identify the population and sample
decide how to collect replies
design your questionnaire
run a pilot survey
carry out the main survey
analyse the data University of Leeds - Guide to the Design of Questionnaires [http://iss.leeds.ac.uk/]
