2C,
D: Write survey questions
Goal
You'll create a survey to give out to people in your community and school. You'll plan a way to distribute the survey, and get it back so you can organize the answers.
Objectives
Each person will be able to:
1. Write and choose survey questions that will provide specific types of information
2. contribute to a plan for distributing and getting back surveys
Materials
& Resources
A list of who you want to survey from "Who should you involve in your project?'
Paper and pencil for each person
Samples of survey questions
Activity
Steps:
1. You need to decide who you're writing questions for. Choose a person from the list of who you want to survey. Repeat this activity for each person you write questions for.
It's best to have only a few survey questions so people don't rush through them or give you answers you can't use. There are different types of questions; multiple choice, yes/no, and open ended. Multiple choice and yes/no are easiest to organize later. Open ended questions are harder to organize but give you some useful, unexpected answers.
2. Hand out sample survey questions. Read them over together. Discuss:
Which questions let you know the following information?
A. Who the person is answering your survey. Their age, gender, where they live.
B. What they know about your site now, and in the past.
C. How they use the place now. What they love about it, and hate about it.
D. What they'd like to be able to do in the new place.
E. How they could help.
Ask people to each write a few questions of their own. Have them read them and discuss which ones will provide the best information. Choose 5 or 6 questions for your survey.
3. Write a short description of your project to put at the top of your survey. Include who you are, what you're creating, when & where you're meeting, when you hope to complete your new park, and who you're creating the new place for.
4. If you're working together with a design team, give your first draft survey to them so they can choose questions for the final survey. If you're distributing it yourselves, decide how you'll get it to people, how you'll get it back, and when you need it back by.