Notes & Hints: Compiling A Questionnaire For An Action Research Project

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Compiling

a questionnaire for an action research project


Notes & hints

Aim(s) The questionnaire should be very clear and be collected in written form to ensure that
concrete measures can be taken and new steps and paths taken in your classroom.

Consider:

What is the aim of the questionnaire?

What are my expectations? What are my assumptions?

Perspective(s) should be in accordance with my aims.

External perspective Questionnaire for students involved

Questionnaire for other teachers, who know my lessons

Questionnaire for parents of students

Self-perspective Questionnaire to look into my teaching & find an action research question

Questionnaire for myself to take a regular look at the question on hand

Language of the questionnaire

- For students: either L1 or L2 according to the L2 level


- For colleagues: L1
- For the teacher concerned: L1 or the language in which the teacher feels good about self-analysis

Form

- Closed questions are easy to answer & suitable when working with large samples: Statements that can
be rated (with numbers, or ticks e.g. Agree/Partly agree/ Do not agree)
- Open and semi-open questions are more complex: Questions that need to be answered in phrases or
sentences (e.g: Which section of a lesson do you find most challenging to plan? Why?)

Preparing the questionnaire

- Can the questionnaire be answered anonymously?


- Are the questions self-explanatory?
- Are the questions formulated in a clear and unambiguous way?
- Have complex terms and acronyms been avoided?
- Have respondents been informed that there is no incorrect answer?
- Have I taken care to ask questions that are relevant for all respondents and can be answered by all
respondents?
- Have I trialled the questionnaire to eliminate mistakes or inconsistencies and to test the time needed
to complete?

Analysis

- All samples must be taken into account and analysed


- Focus on sections of the questionnaire may be useful for further steps

Further planning

- Interpretation of results
- Planning of further steps and/or check whether similar steps have taken affect
- Feedback to respondents

Sources:

https://files.adulteducation.at/uploads/brigitte_e/Forschendes_Lehren.pdf

http://www.2ask.de/media/1/10/2/3/5/bc958b68e726b401/Leitfaden_Fragebogenerstellung.pdf

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