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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"questionnaire design"”.
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Experimental studies on questionnaire design in political surveys
… methodology. The primary aim is to contribute to questionnaire design in political surveys. The research focus is on examining the interaction of questionnaire design characteristics and respondents’ background on survey response. I focus on questions that were included in political surveys and …
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Understanding question-reading deviations: Implications for monitoring interviewers, questionnaire design, and data quality
Chapter 1 examines the accuracy and utility of using paradata to detect interviewer question-reading deviations. Using timestamps and behavior coded data from interviewer recordings, I explore different methods (i.e., different rates and ranges of reading pace, standard deviations, and model-based …
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The presentation of self in Massively Multiplayer Online games
… third study (n=408) was created, using an online questionnaire design. Results indicated that a five factor model was the most satisfactory means of explaining the presentation of self in MMOs – with Presentation of the Existing Self, Social Interaction, Gaming Aesthetics, Presenting Different …
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Factors in Choosing Landscape Architecture as a Major: A National Student Survey
… decision to major in landscape architecture. The design of this study is descriptive with data obtained from a questionnaire. The questionnaire design was based on a review of literature, faculty consultation, and pretesting. The questionnaire was distributed with the help of contact instructors …
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The developmental history of athletes questionnaire : towards a comprehensive understanding of the development of sport expertise
… expert sports performance is essential for the design of effective sport programs and the creation of nurturing practice environments. However, several limitations in the sport expertise development literature restrict the application of current knowledge to practical settings. Results and …
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Psychological variables involved in chronic pain outcomes : the role of pain catastrophizing and self-compassion
… This took a cross-sectional self-report questionnaire design. Recruitment took place in NHS chronic pain clinics, community support groups, social media websites and online forums (N = 210). This research suggested that, while some aspects of self-compassion were significantly correlated …
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Mood and sociability in Cornelia de Lange syndrome
… were conducted. The first study employed a questionnaire design to follow up mood, interest and pleasure over a two-year period in individuals with Cornelia de Lange syndrome. The second study involved the development of an informant-based questionnaire to examine the trajectory of …
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Preservice EFL Teachers’ Teaching Anxiety : A Mixed-method Study
… EFL teachers in Finland through applying the questionnaire design of foreign language teaching anxiety scale (FLTAS); (2) identify other potential sources of FLTA among preservice EFL teachers through analysing the open-end question. Explanatory theories which relate to FLTA are scrutinized. …
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How promoting are professional staff working within community learning disability teams of clients having sexual relationships, and what are the factors involved in this?
… staff made concerning sexuality and risk. A questionnaire was devised comprising the following four sections: 1. Demographic details. 2. Changes in levels of promotion / protection of clients since qualifying in a profession. 3. Knowledge questions concerning issues of sexuality. 4. Scenario …
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PRIVATISATION, RURAL RAILWAYS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
… searches, qualitative investigations to assist questionnaire design and the use of self-administered questionnaires by sample populations. The empirical results are presented and discussed against the background of introductory chapters which review the policy of privatisation, the evolution of …
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Psychological factors that influence patient participation in cancer clinical trials
… cross sectional, single point, postal questionnaire design was employed. Patients who were medically eligible for current phase I, II or III cancer chemotherapy clinical trials received a series of self-report questionnaires. These assessed personality, mood status, emotional expression …
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Question-order effects in market research: An information processing approach
… or non-existent in many cases. Implications for questionnaire design and attitude measurement are discussed.
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Improving Survey Methodology Through Matrix Sampling Design, Integrating Statistical Review Into Data Collection, and Synthetic Estimation Evaluation
… on all aspects of survey methodology, from questionnaire design to final estimation. We first approach the questionnaire development stage by proposing a method of developing matrix sampling designs, a design where a subset of questions are administered to a respondent in such a way that the …
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An investigation into the impact of taxpayers education on tax-compliance: A case study of SMES in Windhoek
… the relationship between variables was used. The questionnaire was the main instrument used to collect the· primary data in this approach and the questionnaire design that was used included structured questions. Secondary data was collected from previous literature. The specific objectives …
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Innovation in elderly care organizations : process and attitudes.
… study of experiences of innovation, guide the design of the main research program. Three field studies are described. The first, carried out in two Homes for the Elderly, examines the sequence of the innovation process, influences on it, and staff attitudes towards it. Data are collected …
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SOCIAL HOUSING IN WATERFRONT REGENERATION: A CRITICAL EVALUATION
… searches, qualitative investigations to assist questionnaire design, the use of self-administered questionnaires by sample populations, postal proformas and postal and telephone correspondence. The empirical results are presented and discussed against the background of introductory chapters …
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Entrepreneurial support for black (Afro-Caribbean) and Asian construction businesses: Can it enhance their growth?
… that informed both the pilot study and the main questionnaire design. Some of these growth factors were contextual, and so necessitated a qualitative approach. However, because the model was validated through in-depth case studies, the pilot study, main questionnaire and case studies were all …
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Risk Factors for Eating Disturbances in Young People with Type 1 Diabetes and Chronic Asthma: The Role of Parenting Style and Self-Esteem.
… NHS clinics. The Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire was used along with the Parental Bonding Instrument, as a measure of parent overprotection and care, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. A cross-sectional, self-report questionnaire design was utilised. Results Unexpectedly, the …
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Maternal clinical perfectionism and use of controlling child feeding practices
… first part of the study was a cross-sectional questionnaire design. One hundred and two mothers of young children aged between 18 and 47 months completed self-report measures assessing maternal perfectionism, mood and use of controlling feeding practices. For the second part of the study, …
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The West End theatre audience 1981-1986
… by which techniques for audience sampling, questionnaire design and layout, survey method, and analysis of results were decided on is documented. The process by which an aggregated analysis of the West End audience as a whole was prepared from the sampled research findings is also described. …
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