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  • Year 10

Questionnaires

I can design and conduct effective questionnaires to inform designing.

Lesson 4 of 10
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  • Year 10

Questionnaires

I can design and conduct effective questionnaires to inform designing.

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Key learning points

  1. Questionnaires are a useful tool when ascertaining target market wants and needs.

Keywords

  • Questionnaire - a structured set of questions designed to collect answers from multiple people

  • Respondent - a person who provides answers to questions in a questionnaire

  • Target market - a specific group of consumers identified as the most likely audience for a product, service or experience

  • Design decision - a deliberate choice that informs designing

Common misconception

Questionnaires are only used to present data in graphs when investigating a context.

Questionnaires inform designing and provide evidence to justify design decisions.


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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
There are two types of questions that can be used in interviews. These are closed questions and questions.

Correct Answer: open-ended, open ended, open

Q2.
Put the interview structure in the correct order.

1 - introduction
2 - decide question topics
3 - ask questions
4 - listen and record
5 - recap and thank you

Q3.
Match the following terms with their definitions.

Correct Answer:user,who you are designing for and who directly interacts with a product

who you are designing for and who directly interacts with a product

Correct Answer:client,a person, group or organisation that seeks expertise or solutions

a person, group or organisation that seeks expertise or solutions

Correct Answer:stakeholder,a person, group or organisation with an interest in a project

a person, group or organisation with an interest in a project

Correct Answer:customer,a specific group of consumers identified as the most likely audience

a specific group of consumers identified as the most likely audience

Correct Answer:target market,the individual who purchases or pays

the individual who purchases or pays

Q4.
An environment refers to ...

the cost of a place.
the appearance of a place.
the location of a place.
Correct answer: the description of a place and its surroundings.

Q5.
Bisociation can be used to avoid when generating new designs.

Correct Answer: design fixation, fixation

Q6.
Bisociation can be used to combine how many designs to generate a new and innovative design?

four
three
ten
Correct answer: two
five

Assessment exit quiz

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5 Questions

Q1.
A questionnaire is a structured set of __________.

interviews
decisions
Correct answer: questions
answers

Q2.
Match the type of question to the correct definition.

Correct Answer:closed question,allows the respondent to give a short, specific response

allows the respondent to give a short, specific response

Correct Answer:open-ended question,allows the respondent to share their opinion

allows the respondent to share their opinion

Correct Answer:checkbox,allows respondents to select multiple answer options

allows respondents to select multiple answer options

Correct Answer:rank order,asks respondents to sort items in order of importance

asks respondents to sort items in order of importance

Q3.
The type of question that measures agreement and disagreement with a statement is called a ...

rank scale question.
Correct answer: Likert scale question.
dichotomous question.
multiple choice question.

Q4.
A question with two possible answers like yes/no or true/false is called __________.

open-ended
Correct answer: dichotomous
multiple choice
rating scale
checkbox

Q5.
Questionnaires inform designing and provide evidence to justify .

Correct Answer: design decisions, decisions when designing