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English for Academic & Professional 3. Ensure confidentiality of information.

Purposes 4. Pilot the questionnaire to ensure that


Qtr 2 Wk 4 you have not missed any important
questions.
Objectives 5. Use a follow up reminder.
6. Make all directions and questions clear
 Designs, tests and revises and unequivocal; do not use words with
survey questionnaires double meaning.
 Conducts surveys, experiments 7. Ensure that your grammar is correct.
or observations 8. Use questions that will elicit objective
responses as much as possible.
Preparing Research Instruments 9. Make questionnaire as brief as possible
A research instrument is a tool to gather without sacrificing content.
data on a specific topic of interest. 10. Arrange and categorize questions
When conducting a research, you need logically.
to prepare and implement the 11. Relate all questions to your research
appropriate instruments to gather the topic and make sure the responses
data you need. You must ensure that it is drawn out are sufficient for your
valid and reliable. An instrument is analysis.
valid when it directly answers or 12. Avoid embarrassing, unnecessary
addresses your research questions. It is questions.
reliable when it provides you consistent 13. Explain and illustrate difficult questions.
and stable data over a period of time. 14. State all questions affirmatively.
15. Make the respondents anonymous , if
Types of Instruments necessary.
16. Avoid biased and leading questions.
Survey
A survey contains planned questions
which are used to measure attitudes, Activity 1.
perceptions and opinions.  Write your Survey questions.
It contains responses directly related to  Write also a letter requesting to
each specific research questions. It can administer the survey question to
be in the form of interview or ( i.e. letter to the principal, letter to
questionnaires. the manager etc.)
 Write also a letter addressed to the
3 Types of Questions you can use when respondents requesting permission
conducting survey to administer the test.
1. The Recall type asks for specific Write your questionnaires. Afterwards have
information such as years of service, it checked by your teacher for approval via
age, and address. messenger application.
2. The recognition type of question
asks for a response to a specific
question whre options are given Activity2. Conducting the survey and
such as in the case of multiple gathering of information about the research
choice, dichotomous questions focus.
(yes/no), and rating scale format.  Conduct the survey
3. The open–ended type of question  Summarize the results
elicits brief explanations from the  Answer the research questions
respondent.

Guidelines in preparing
Questionnaire
1. Introduce the questionnaire through a
cover letter . the cover letter should
explain the purpose and relevance of
study, the length of time in completing
the questionnaire, how the data will be
processed, and expected date of
completing the questionnaire.
2. Keep the questionnaire as short as
possible. Focus on the essential
questions.

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