Data Collecting Methods: Getting Down To Basics

Activity 4

Please use the Module 4 course material to help you complete the following assignment and post your responses on the Message Board:

The following questionnaire contains a number of “mistakes”—questions that could lead to confusion, misinterpretation, or elicit just plain wrong answers. Please read through the questionnaire, choose two questions that just don’t work for you, and show how you would improve them.

Name___________________________________

Age_________ Sex________ Grade__________

1. Do you use drugs or alcohol? Yes____ No____

2. What drugs do you use?
____________________
____________________
____________________

2. Do you smoke? Yes____ No_____

3. How many cigarettes do you smoke?

___Over two packs
___1-packs
___Less than one pack

4. How old were you when you started smoking?

___14–16
___16–18
___18 or over

4. What percentage of the kids in your high school use drugs or alcohol? ___

5. What percentage of the kids in your high school smoke?_____________

Please post your survey revisions on the Message Board. Then review and comment on the suggestions made by others. Did they catch things you missed? Can you think of ways to improve on their improvements? Add your comments to the discussion. Then come back and visit regularly-others may have posted comments for you!

You have completed your work for today.
See you on Wednesday!