Survey Research

What is the research question?

• is a question that a research project sets out to answer

• is the purpose of the study

• is the theoretically-driven list of topics you want to cover in the interview

• is the group of teachers or students you would interview

Where was the survey/interview conducted?

• by phone

• mail

• face-to-face on busy street corners

• via the internet

• All above

Types of survey research

• Selecting Respondents.

• Questionnaires

• Interview

• Reliability

How many main types of questions are there in survey research

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What type of survey question allow respondents to write in their own answers

• Open-ended questions

• Close-ended questions

Survey research is often used to assess

• thoughts

• opinions

• feelings

• All above

What is Close-ended questions

• Close-ended questions require the respondent to choose one of several specified answers and can also take a variety of forms.

• Close-ended questions is a question that a research project sets out to answer

• Close-ended questions allow respondents to write in their own answers.

• Close-ended questions are used to find out more about the characteristics of individual teachers and learners (e.g., students’ age, gen- der, ethnicity, language background, proficiency level, etc.).

The title gives a Preview of the whole study

• False

• True

An open-ended question is one in which

• Respondents answer a set of given answers

• Respondents are given a time-frame to complete a question

• Respondents provide their own answers

• Respondents make their own question

Survey research is often used to assess thoughts, ________ and __________

• Feelings

• Emotions

• Raw Data

• Opinions