Visual Layout of Print Questionnaires: Effect on Responses of Middle School Students

Autor/inn/en	Bauman, Sheri; Steiner, Robert; Lopez, Francesca
Titel	Visual Layout of Print Questionnaires: Effect on Responses of Middle School Students
Quelle	In: Journal of School Counseling, 5 (2007) 12, (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-2998
Schlagwörter	Questionnaires; Differences; Layout (Publications); Middle School Students; Student Attitudes; Response Rates (Questionnaires); School Counselors; Bullying; Data Collection; Pattern Recognition; Measures (Individuals) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fragebogen; Unterscheiden; Textgestaltung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Schülerverhalten; Antwortkontrolle; School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; Mobbing; Data capture; Datensammlung; Mustererkennung; Messdaten
Abstract	A three-page questionnaire was modified to a one-page format. Questionnaires were administered in classroom groups to 300 middle school students. Classrooms were randomly divided into two groups, with one group receiving the original three-page format and the other receiving a single-page version of the same questionnaire. The visual layout of the two versions was different, and included variations in font, placement of response options, and spacing. Item non-response was greater for the single-page format. No statistically significant differences were detected between response patterns or internal consistency of the two versions of the questionnaire. Implications for school counselors are discussed. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of School Counseling. Montana State University, College of Education, Health and Human Development, P.O. Box 172940, Bozeman, MT 59717. Tel: 406-994-4133; Fax: 406-994-1854; e-mail: ehhddean@montana.edu; Web site: http://jsc.montana.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10