Questionnaires (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Self-completion questionnaires
Self-completion questionnaires
Written Qs; participants respond independently
Approach linked to questionnaires
Approach linked to questionnaires
Positivistic approach
Data type from questionnaires
Data type from questionnaires
Quantitative (via closed questions)
Modern distribution method for questionnaires
Modern distribution method for questionnaires
Electronic/online platforms (e.g. SurveyMonkey)
Most significant questionnaire disadvantage
Most significant questionnaire disadvantage
Poor response rates
Questionnaires & large samples
Questionnaires & large samples
Most practical method for reaching large groups
How questionnaires eliminate interviewer effects
How questionnaires eliminate interviewer effects
No face-to-face interaction removes bias
Why questionnaires have high reliability
Why questionnaires have high reliability
Standardised questions allow consistent data collection
Qualitative limitation of questionnaires
Qualitative limitation of questionnaires
Cannot capture detailed personal meanings/experiences
Operationalisation meaning
Operationalisation meaning
Defining abstract concepts in measurable ways
Jackson (2006) research method
Jackson (2006) research method
Self-completion questionnaires with Year 9 students
Callender & Jackson (2005) key finding on debt
Callender & Jackson (2005) key finding on debt
Debt aversion is a class issue
Callender & Jackson (2005) response rate weakness
Callender & Jackson (2005) response rate weakness
Only 55% - may affect representativeness