Coursework questionnaires

Year 10 Geographers are in the process of writing their questionnaires for part of their coursework investigation. As quite a number have missed the class discussions because they are on the Spanish trip the following might help. It is a list of SOME of the sorts of questions you might want to include. They aren’t necessarily in the best order. I’m not suggesting you include them all and remember what we talked about with regards to using categories for answers etc.

TOURISM:
Gender (not a question)
Age
Where do you live?
What is your reason for being in Guildford today?
What do you consider to be Guildford’s attractions for tourists?
Which of the following do you consider to be most important for tourists? (list)
What do you consider to be the main benefits of tourists visiting Guildford?
What do you consider to be the problems associated with tourists?

TRAFFIC:
Gender (not a question)
Age
Where do you live?
What type of transport did you use to travel to Guildford today? / How do you usually travel to Guildford?
What are your reasons for visiting Guildford today?
How often do you visit Guildford?
How often do you use public transport in and around Guildford?
Can you rate Guildford’s public transport on a scale of….
Question about congestion (rate it as a problem or where worst?)
Questions about the park and ride scheme (e.g. Do you use it? How often? Can you rate it on a scale of…..)
How do you think transport in Guildford could be improved? (give suggestions as categories)

REMEMBER to look at your hypotheses and sub-hypotheses when designing your questionnaire!