tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870492126959061342.post7886094716945421128..comments2024-03-26T11:50:32.354-05:00Comments on Youth Development Insight: Tips on writing surveys for youthUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870492126959061342.post-11298771652854067322017-06-27T13:45:22.568-05:002017-06-27T13:45:22.568-05:00Agreed, Courtney! Writing surveys makes our langua...Agreed, Courtney! Writing surveys makes our language choices critical choices. Making things brief AND clear is often difficult. Short confusing questions are worse than long clear questions, however, the art of survey writing is really being able to do both. Do you have any tips you use to keep your language clear? Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718273165210561964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870492126959061342.post-3222432570204353912017-06-27T13:29:24.167-05:002017-06-27T13:29:24.167-05:00Glad you found the tips timely and useful.
Your ...Glad you found the tips timely and useful. <br /><br />Your comment also reminds me that in order to ensure we are using the same language as our participants we often have to ask directly. For example, when it asks about Cloverbud Camp, what does that mean to you? Sometimes a direct question is the only way to make sure we are on the same page with our young participants. Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718273165210561964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870492126959061342.post-25702205951769828712017-06-27T10:47:26.520-05:002017-06-27T10:47:26.520-05:00All great tips! I am working on creating some eval...All great tips! I am working on creating some evaluations now and these were helpful; especially the "class trip" vs. "field trip". Language is key. Courtney Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305598481958577119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870492126959061342.post-37266805314588885452017-06-23T10:12:56.160-05:002017-06-23T10:12:56.160-05:00Thanks Betsy! these tips are very timely as I work...Thanks Betsy! these tips are very timely as I work on some eval. survey questions for young 4-Hers! Although it should go without saying, it was important to be reminded to test out the questions and think about what the kids call the things they did. <br />Anne Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608439444099940262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870492126959061342.post-37567067725842239652017-06-22T13:16:27.850-05:002017-06-22T13:16:27.850-05:00Thanks, Sam! I could not agree more that testing a...Thanks, Sam! I could not agree more that testing a survey is a critical take away. Thank you also for sharing the readability calculator tip. It can really be a useful tool. All the survey authors out there should keep in mind that readability calculators do not replace testing because surveys can have a high readability but still confuse respondents because the survey asks about the "field trip" and the youth think they went on a "class trip." <br /><br />Any others have great tips to help create surveys that are easily understood by the intended audience? Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718273165210561964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870492126959061342.post-68919035836048972982017-06-22T10:49:39.680-05:002017-06-22T10:49:39.680-05:00Hi Betsy, Thanks for sharing these great evaluatio...Hi Betsy, Thanks for sharing these great evaluation tips! I think the overarching take away is to test your surveys out! It's so important but so often we skip this step. I know that the surveys that I have tested always get better data. One quick tip I would add about testing vocabulary is to use a readability calculator. There are a variety of these on the internet that allow you to paste in your survey language and see the reading level of survey questions. This is helpful for surveys for youth and adults because you want to make all surveys accessible. Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962075474602747314noreply@blogger.com