Questionnaire design: Measuring concepts and testing their reliability and validity
This training session is open to all ESRC and non-ESRC funded PhD and MA Social Research students within the WRDTP’s seven partner universities. PGRs from all seven interdisciplinary Pathways are welcome to attend.
The questionnaire is a commonly used data collection tool in survey research. This training event will start with the process of questionnaire construction and then discuss the general guidelines that need to be considered for asking survey questions. It will then demonstrate how to prepare multi-item scales/indices to measure abstract concepts in research. It will end by introducing different statistical techniques that can be used to assess the reliability and validity of measures developed for the research. The session will combine lectures, group activities, and practical lab exercises.
On successful completion of this Course Unit students will be able to:
- Develop multiple-item scales and indices for the questionnaire.
- Assess the reliability and validity of measures developed for research.
- Apply appropriate statistical techniques for testing reliability and validity.
Dr Haridhan Goswami
Dr Haridhan Goswami is the Programme Lead for the MSc Applied Quantitative Methods course offered by the Q-Step Centre at Manchester Metropolitan University. He teaches several modules on advanced quantitative methods to masters and doctoral students. Haridhan is a leading expert in measuring children’s well-being. He uses a research-led approach in teaching quantitative methods. For more information about his research and teaching, visit https://www.mmu.ac.uk/staff/profile/dr-haridhan-goswami
This training session will be delivered face-to-face at the University of Sheffield.
This training session will not be recorded.
