What makes a good question on a questionnaire?

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What makes a good question on a questionnaire?

Be Specific Some concepts may mean different things to different people. Try to be as specific as possible when you ask questions. For example, instead of asking “Do you exercise regularly?” you could ask “How many days per week, on average, do you exercise?” This gives you a more precise, objective answer.

What questions should I ask in a survey?

Here are the types of survey questions you should be using to get more survey responses:

  • Open-ended questions.
  • Closed-ended questions.
  • Rating questions.
  • Likert scale questions.
  • Multiple choice questions.
  • Picture choice questions.
  • Demographic questions.

What are the types of questions in a questionnaire?

Types of survey questions

  • Multiple choice questions.
  • Rating scale questions.
  • Likert scale questions.
  • Matrix questions.
  • Dropdown questions.
  • Open-ended questions.
  • Demographic questions.
  • Ranking questions.

Which type of questions should be avoided on a questionnaire?

Words and Questions to Avoid in Your Questionnaire Part #2

  • Avoid asking respondents to answer questions that are difficult, that rely too much on memory or require the respondent to guess.
  • Avoid the use of hypothetical questions e.g. “What would you do if ‘x’ happened.
  • Avoid ranking questions e.g. asking a respondent to place a list of items in descending order of importance.

What is the purpose of a leading question?

Leading question is a type of question that pushes respondents to answer in a specific manner, based on the way they are framed. More than often, these questions already contain information that survey creator wants to confirm rather than try to get a true and an unbiased answer to that question.

How can I improve my question?

  1. Open it up. If you want something more than a yes or no answer, take a closed question and open it up by starting the question with words like What, Why, or How.
  2. Close it down.
  3. Sharpen it.
  4. Add a ‘Why’ to it.
  5. Soften it.
  6. Neutralize it.
  7. Smarten it up.
  8. Simplify it.

What are good questions?

A good question is framed in a clear, easily understandable language, without any vagueness. Students should understand what is wanted from the question even when they don’t know the answer to it. The question ‘What are your rights?

What are some what if questions?

Our list of “What If?” questions provides not just a wide variety of fun, but also serious questions for any occasion.

  • What if you could live for 200 years?
  • What if you could stop time whenever you wanted to?
  • What if you could be any animal?
  • What if you could change one thing about your past?