Survey Question Writing Workshop:
Anyone can write a survey questionnaire, if they follow a few basic steps. This workshop focuses on the skills necessary to develop and modify survey questionnaires in order to obtain reliable and interpretable information. A first step is to consider existing sources with relevant materials. We will review national surveys, samples of questions they contain, and how to get them. We also will review criteria for identifying attitudinal and psychological scales. If these sources do not completely cover the topic(s) of your interest, the second step is to also develop your own materials. To develop new questions and response sets, a small pilot study using open-ended interviews is needed. We review some basic techniques (e.g., free-listing) to quickly obtain relevant content with a small number of interviews. Third, we review principles for writing clear and reliable questions, so that content from the open-ended interviews can be incorporated into a questionnaire. The fourth step involves another small pilot study to ensure that all number of interviews are conducted and people are asked each question (cognitive interviewing) to see how questions are being understood. We will also discuss formatting and mode of interviewing (face-to-face, computer administered, etc.) By the end of the workshop participants should be able to design and create their own questionnaires.
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Dr. Susan Weller - Director, Research Program, University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Family Medicine
Dr. Weller joined the Department of Family Medicine in 1998 and currently serves as the Director of the Research Program. Her role in the Department of Family Medicine focuses on faculty research development. Dr. Weller also serves as professor in the Social Epidemiology Program in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health.
Dr. Weller is nationally and iternationally recognized for her expertise in the area of research methods and is skilled in both qualitative and quantitative methods. Her research interests span both medical (diabetes, AIDS, and asthma) and social science topics (social support, stress, and folk illnesses). Dr. Weller is the co-developer of the Cultrual Consensus Model (with Romney and Batchelder), a mathematical method to estimate cultural beliefs. She has published monographs on data collection methods and on correspondence analysis. She has authored or co-authored more than 70 papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a number of book chapters and editorials, and presented her work at national and international conferences. Her research has been primarily funded by NSF. She has served on expert scientific advisory committees and boards, including the consensus panel to summarize research concerning condoms and sexually transmitted diseases. She currently serves on the editorial board of Field Methods.
Date: Friday, April 17, 2020
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm - Lunch will be provided
Location: Coor Building - Conference Room 5536
Workshop Fee: $50.00 (includes lunch)
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