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Discussion DESIGNING SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES
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Questionnaire is a research instrument commonly used in a descriptive
quantitative research, specifically in a survey research. Designing a questionnaire

seems an easy job. However, the designed questionnaires can sometimes confuse
the participants because the questions are too long and create ambiguous meanings.

Even, the items are redundant and out of the research context failing to answer the
research questions. Choosing types of questions for the questionnaire is vital. If you

as the researcher wish to have more developed answer, then open-ended questions

will be applicable. On the other hand, if you wish to have fixed answers, closed-
ended questions will do.

EXAMPLE TYPES OF QUESTIONS
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IN QUESTIONNAIRES

OPEN-ENDED CLOSED-ENDED

YES/NO QUESTIONS  I think all teachers in the country should
receive a £10,000 pay rise (please
 Do you agree with the use of chemical choose one answer).
pesticides in agriculture? 1) strongly agree
 Is herbal medicine safe? 2) agree
 Does a discussion help students to 3) do not agree
improve their critical thinking?
 Can visual aids impede the students’
confidence?  I think all teachers in the country should
receive a £10,000 pay rise.
(Please rate your agreement on the ten-
point scale, with 10 being agree
W&H QUESTIONS strongly, and 0 being disagree

strongly.)
 How can urban farming contribute to
food sustainability? Agree strongly 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
 When is your best time to study? Disagree strongly
 What teaching method do you think is
best for teaching Foundation of
Agriculture?  Please rank the following goals in order
 Why do students tend to procrastinate? of importance for your school from first
to sixth, with 1 indicating most important

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