Survey

= = Online Survey Wiki  Brian Nakamoto, Mari Zeleznik, Sarah Myhre, Sudha Rajouria, and Vanessa Rodgers *

**Online Surveys **
Surveys are conducted to collect quantitative data and information from a sample of individuals through responses to question. Surveys are popular tools because they are effective and have a relatively low cost, with online surveys being especially cost effective. Online survey software is an instrument that one can use to readily create and disseminate surveys for both professional as well as personal use.

=**Online Survey Powerpoint **=  The powerpoint presented by our group in class can be see in slide format online.

 There are many types of questions that can be asked in a survey, although some questions are more effective than others. Here are some common examples of survey questions.

**Types of Survey Questions **
 **Dichotomous Question: **  1. Have you ever used Survey Monkey? Yes No Filter Question ****: ** 2. Do you like to make online surveys? Yes (Skip to question 4.) No (Go to question 3.) 3. Do you prefer pencil and paper surveys? Yes No 4. Was the last survey you completed a. online? b. paper and pencil? (Contingent question from answering Yes to question 2). Guttman Scales: ** 5. Please select the statement that you agree with: I am willing to read about survey theory for: _ 10 minutes _ 20 minutes _ 30 minutes _ 40 minutes Likert Scale: ** 6. This presentation was helpful.
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 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Strongly disagree || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Disagree || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Neutral || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Agree || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Strongly Agree ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">3 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">4 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">5 ||

8. What methods do you use to gather data? (Mark all that apply) _email surveys _interviews in person _online surveys _pen and paper surveys
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Matrix: 7. **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> For gathering your research, how often do you use these methods?
 * || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Never || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Rarely || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Sometimes || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Often || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Very Frequently ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Online surveys || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">3 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">4 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">5 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Pen and paper surveys || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">3 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">4 || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">5 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Multiple Option: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">

9. Are there any drawbacks to using any of the methods listed in question 8? Write your thoughts here. 10. Please rank the data gathering methods from best (1) to worst (4): _interviewing in person _online surveys _pencil and paper surveys _email surveys
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**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Semantic Differential Scale: ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 11. The survey presentation was: || ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">boring || ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">useless || 12. For what reason did you last complete an online survey? _to evaluate a product _to express an opinion _to rate a book, movie, or film _Other
 * || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Very || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Somewhat || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">No opinion || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Somewhat || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Very ||  ||
 * =  ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1 ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2 ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">3 ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">4 ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">5 ||=   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">helpful ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">unhelpful
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">interesting
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">useful
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For more information about surveys, check out: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">@http://lap.umd.edu/survey_design/index.html <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">

You can also check out the web-based survey on SurveyMonkey: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">@http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LDGN3RC

**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Description **
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Web-based surveys have influenced the survey process in a number of ways. Since the ability to gather data through Web surveys is widely available, ordinary citizens, as well as government organizations, university researchers, and big businesses, are now conducting surveys on the Web. Leadership in Web-based survey design is coming from people with a strong technology background, not just the experts in survey methodology. The visual aspect of surveys is even more important in Web-based surveys than with other surveys. Web surveys have reduced the cost of data collection and made data analysis more efficient. There are concerns about Web-based surveys, such as getting people to complete the surveys, and privacy issues. However, there are many more possibilities in web-based surveys that cannot be included in paper surveys.

One such survey method can be found at Survey Monkey. Some things Survey Monkey can help you with is getting feedback on new products or conducting performance reviews. In the realm of education, Survey Monkey can help the educators conduct quizzes, and course evaluations. There are various kinds of online surveys. Some of them are: > > <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Web-based surveys can be used in conducting educational technology research. It can be used to build quantitative data on the Master's project. It can be used to insert data into an analysis program to collect real time and accurate data. Web-based surveys can also be used to collect attitudinal and demographic information. Also, web-based surveys can be used to collect information from a larger audience.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">InstantSurvey
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Zoomerang
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">University of Hawaii COE online survey
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">SurveyMonkey

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Things to Consider (Best Practices)
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> When creating a survey there are some important things to consider. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Creating and selecting questions for the survey is the most important concern because the way in which questions are worded affects the way they are answered and the results of the survey.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Avoid using words or phrasing that will confuse the survey takers. You want them to be able to answer each question as accurately as possible so that the data you collect will accurately display what you are studying.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Be careful not to use biased words or phrases when creating a question, unless this is your intent because they produce misleading questions. In this situation, not only the question, but the response choices themselves may be biased.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Surveys must be conducted ethically. Ensuring the confidentiality of the survey takers is essential, especially if responses can be damaging to the respondent. It is also important to try and provide anonymity for the respondents, but this is not often entirely possible.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Tips for Creating Surveys

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do not assume that a constructing a survey is going to be easy.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do carefully select and construct questions.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do consider your sample population and appropriate questions to ask them.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do use clear, interesting questions.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do not ask confusing questions.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do make sure questions have an intended, measurable meaning.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do look at other surveys to get ideas.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do remember that every survey is unique.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do only ask one question per question.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do use 20 or fewer words and used simplified language.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do not use double negatives in questions because it is hard for people to understand how they are supposed to answer.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do not use double barrelled questions. They often produce uninterpretable results because they ask two questions, but only answer one. It is best to avoid this type of question. Instead use filter questions, which include skip patterns and contingent questions.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do use arrows for filter questions so that the survey taker knows which question to go to next.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Suggested Reading
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Kuwan, H. and A. Larsson. (2008). Final report of the development of an international adult learning module: Recommendations on methods, concepts and questions in international adult learning surveys.]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Annotated Bibliography
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Bertot, J. C. (2009). Web-Based Surveys: Not Your Basic Survey Anymore. //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Library Quarterly, // //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">79 //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(1), 119-124. Retrieved on March 18, 2010 from <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">@http://eres.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ858564&site=ehost-live <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> media type="custom" key="5663879" <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 26px;">media type="custom" key="5665793"This experimental study examined the effects of teacher self-disclosure on Facebook on expected higher education student motivation, affective learning, and classroom atmosphere. Participants who accessed the Facebook website of a teacher who self-disclosed often expected higher levels of motivation and affective learning and a more favorable classroom atmosphere. In response to open-ended items, respondents noted possible negative associations between teacher use of Facebook and teacher credibility. Respondents suggested guidelines for teachers regarding the use of Facebook and other services. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> media type="custom" key="5665801"This article provides an overview of web-based survey and it’s advantages and disadvantages. The author begins by explaining the increased use of Internet in our society and how the web-based survey is claiming an important place in social science and educational research. Then article presents the concerns about online surveys, research outcomes regarding online surveys, development of a survey and the mailer system that handles web-based surveys. This paper also explains the process of how web-based surveys take place, what people think about the web-based surveys, which group will readily participate in web-based surveys, and the techniques needed for a person to use online surveys. This paper is very useful for people who are new to web-based surveys and who want to develop and conduct such surveys.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">media type="custom" key="5609853"This book provides a comprehensive breakdown of online surveys. The authors begin by introducing surveys in general, and then considers online surveys. The book covers planning for surveys, including how to send out the surveys, survey software, web survey hosts, objectives, timelines and research ethics. Other chapters discuss writing survey questions, designing the survey, conducting the survey, analyzing data, and reporting the results. This book is very useful for anyone who is conducting an online survey because the authors describe the process step-by-step.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">References
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">media type="custom" key="5665813"New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

media type="custom" key="5662199" http://lap.umd.edu/survey_design/index.html

media type="custom" key="5665829"http://www.surveymonkey.com/ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> media type="custom" key="5609851"


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