CHAPTER 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY • a. Research Design • b. Sources of Data • c. Instrumentation and Data Collection • d. Tools for Statistical Analysis • e. Ethical Considerations QUESTIONNAIRE • Is an instrument for collecting data. It consists of series of questions that respondents provide answers to a research study. • Is a paper containing a list of questions including the specific place and space in the paper where you write the answers to the questions. TYPES OF QUESTIONNAIRE • POSTAL QUESTIONNAIRE This type of questionnaire goes to the respondent through postal service or electronic mail. SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE It makes you act as the interviewer and the interviewee at the same time PURPOSE • 1. To discover people’s thoughts and feelings about the topic of the research • To assist in conducting an effective face to face interview with your respondents. • To help you plan how to plan to obtain and record the answers to your answers. • To make the analysis, recording, and coding of data easier and faster. • Choose the response scale to use. • Yes/ No • Yes/No/ Don’t Know – is the neutral response • Likert Scale- is very popular rating scale used by researchers to measure behaviors and attitudes quantitively. It consists of choices that range from one extreme to another from where respondents choose a degree of their opinions. It is the best tool for measuring the level opinions. • Dichotomous question • This is a Yes /No or Like/Dislike question where 2 choices are provided. Male/Female and Good/ Bad • Open-ended questions This type of question usually answers the question why. It allows the respondents to give their ideas and insights on a particular issue Example: What are your favorite movies? What do you like most about your school? • RANK ORDER SCALE Respondents are asked to rank their choices on each statement or item. RATING You can construct a scale the like those examples given for Likert Scale ratings.
