i. Students will understand the major uses of questionnaires in
education research.
ii. Students will acquire an understanding of the key concepts
and terminology used in questionnaire-based research in 
education.
iii. Students will learn the major steps in questionnaire
development.
iv. Students will understand the strengths and weaknesses of
various data collection strategies. 
v. Students will acquire hands-on practice in the design of
questionnaires and the analyses of questionnaire data.

i. The Uses of Questionnaire-Based Research in Education
- For Describing Populations
- For determining the relationship between theoretically
determined variables
- For quantitative induction

ii. Designing  Effective Questionnaires
- Writing clear research questions
- Identifying and defining constructs
- Identifying indicators
- Selecting question formats
- Establishing validity
- Measuring reliability

iii. Data Collection Strategies 
- Face-to-face administration
- Telephone admministration
- Mailed administration
- Internet administration

iv. The Logic of Sampling
- Sampling Strategies
- Sampling errors

v. Analyzing Questionnaire Data
- The logic of common statistical procedures
- Data preparartion
- Using SPSS
- Effective data displays