LibGuides: Education and Educational Research: Intro to Survey Design

Presenter

MAJ Jeffrey LaRochelle, MD, MPH, FACP

Associate Program Director, Walter Reed Internal Medicine Residency Program

Associate Professor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

You Can't Fix by Analysis What You've Spoiled by Design: Intro to Survey Design
Session Delivered March 13, 2014. Authors: Anthony Artino, Jr, PhD and Jeffrey LaRochelle, MD, MPH, FACP

This lecture introduces to participants the basics of effective survey design.

Objectives

By the end of this lecture, participants will be able to...

1. Introduce a 7-step process for survey design

2. Characterize the construct being measured

3. Identify common item-writing pitfalls

4. Define the purpose of: expert validation, cognitive interviews, and pilot testing