Questionnaires and Surveys

Start with questionnaire basics

Begin with the mind map titled Questionnaires that covers definition, types, issues, data analysis, uses and limitations. It presents a questionnaire as a way to collect data in a structured form. Use its branches to organize the main ideas before looking more closely at individual question types.

Another Questionnaires mind map introduces mail surveys, group-administered questionnaires and household drop-off surveys. Comparing these branches can help you see how the listed resources describe different ways of distributing questionnaires.

Compare question types

The map titled Types of QUESTIONNAIRES groups questionnaires by their answers and purpose. It includes open-response and closed-response questions, as well as judgmental ratings and self ratings. Use it after the overview to distinguish the categories and note the kinds of analysis mentioned alongside them.

The mind map The questionnaires in a project also covers what a questionnaire is and types of questions. The Word Definitions flashcards offer another format to explore alongside the maps.

Use the quiz alongside the maps

The page includes a quiz about eating breakfast. After looking at the maps, take the quiz and compare its questions with the question types shown in Types of QUESTIONNAIRES. The quiz has a breakfast theme, so use it as an example of questions to look at rather than as a test of all the concepts in the maps.

Place the topic in the unit

Questionnaires and Surveys is a section of Data Collection Methods and Instruments in Research methods and academic skills. The listed maps connect the topic to that unit through questionnaires as research instruments: they cover definitions, types, uses, limitations and data analysis. Together, they offer several ways to explore how questionnaires are used to collect data.

Choose a map and follow its branches before moving on to another resource.