Questionnaires! How frustrating! I have so enjoyed my conversations with the amazing AWARD Fellows and the way that you can steer the conversation, ask questions, jump to a later question as it becomes relevant now.
Questionnaires on the other hand... trying to second guess how people will interpret your question is awful. I have a question about what fellows see as the purpose of an AWARD alumni community, and my two pilots have filled it in like i am asking about the practice, which is a later question. If that is the answer I get, there must be something about the question which leads fellows to answer this.
I am going to try swapping the order round. Maybe then they will think 'Oh this must be asking something different!'.
Another thing about questionnaires is the lack of 'gloss' in responses. In an interview you can hear when a fellow is enthusiastic and spontaneous, or really scratching her head to come up with an answer for you. In a questionnaire these important differences get ironed out.
about questionnaires
Questionnaires! How frustrating! I have so enjoyed my conversations with the amazing AWARD Fellows and the way that you can steer the conversation, ask questions, jump to a later question as it becomes relevant now.
Questionnaires on the other hand... trying to second guess how people will interpret your question is awful. I have a question about what fellows see as the purpose of an AWARD alumni community, and my two pilots have filled it in like i am asking about the practice, which is a later question. If that is the answer I get, there must be something about the question which leads fellows to answer this.
I am going to try swapping the order round. Maybe then they will think 'Oh this must be asking something different!'.
Another thing about questionnaires is the lack of 'gloss' in responses. In an interview you can hear when a fellow is enthusiastic and spontaneous, or really scratching her head to come up with an answer for you. In a questionnaire these important differences get ironed out.
Words are not a great tool for questionnaires.