Types of Questionnaire

TYPES OF QUESTIONNAIRE/WRITTEN INSTRUMENT

1. DICHOTOMOUS RESPONSE

-items offer the respondent two alternatives to choose from (i.e. YES-NO, True-False)

-E.g.

Do you have provision for maternity leave? _____ Yes _____ No

Does the school provide health insurance? _____ Yes _____ No

2. MULTIPLE CHOICE

-items provide several alternatives

-E.g.

Educational attainment

_____ Elementary Graduate

_____ High school Graduate

_____ College Graduate

_____ Master’s

_____ Ed.D. or Ph.D.

3. CHECKLIST

-provides a run-down of items and the respondent checks those that apply to them

-E.g.

What electrical-electronics appliances do you have?

_____ TV

_____ Record Player

_____ Refrigerator

_____ Washing Machine

_____ Flat Iron

4. RATING SCALES

-may come in various forms; it is where the respondents evaluates a particular product, certain attitudes, and other characteristics; it is where he expresses his perceptions or how he views something; commonly used rating scales are: numerical, graphic, and forced choice rating scale

a. Numerical Rating Scale – a respondent indicates his response in a scale of numbers ranging from 1 (not at all) to 7 (very much)

E.g.

The teacher stimulates students interests.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Not at all Very Much

b. Graphic Rating Scale – similar to numerical rating scale except that the scale contains words rather than numbers

E.g.

The instructor maintains classroom discipline.

Never Seldom Occasionally Frequently Always

c. Forced Choice Rating Scale – an item that presents the respondents with a series of choices and requires him to choose one over the other