Section outline

  • Session content:

    • This part covers the steps in questionnaires design:
    • Research question(s)/hypotheses
    • Analysis plan (dummy tables)
    • Variables to be measured
    • Questionnaire administration
    • Formulation of questions
    • Sequence of questions
    • Layout and design of the questionnaire
    • Data entry and coding
    • Translation
    • Interviewers’ training
    • Piloting test

    Session learning objectives:

    • Describe the steps in designing a questionnaire
    • Describe how a questionnaire can be made more user-friendly for respondents and data-entry personnel
    • Create a practical field questionnaire addressing a research question
    • Explain the process to pilot-test a questionnaire
    • Students should be familiar with the steps involved in identifying and selecting a good instrument to use in a study.

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