Open AccessDeveloping an effective questionnaire
Author(s) -
Anne F. Russell,
Michael Shoolbred
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
library and information research/library and information research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2752-7336
pISSN - 1756-1086
DOI - 10.29173/lirg415
Subject(s) - questionnaire , survey instrument , medical education , survey research , computer science , psychology , sociology , applied psychology , medicine , social science
This article describes a project to study the usage patterns of public library services by students of Adult Basic Education (ABE). The article focuses on how the survey instrument was developed and offers some suggestions on questionnaire design. It will be of interest to researchers working with any group for whom completing a questionnaire might be a struggle.