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导读――第二语言研究中问卷调查法的特点及应用
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction
Chapter 1 estionnaires in Second Language Research
1.1 What Are“estionnaires”and What Do They Measure?
1.1.1 What a estionnaire Is Not
1.1.2 What Do estionnaires Measure?
1.2 Using estionnaires:Pros and Cons
1.2.1 Advantages
1.2.2 Disadvantages
1.3 estionnaires in ntitative an atative Research
Chapter 2 Constructing the estionnaire
2.1 General Features
2.1.1 Lent
2.1.2 Layout
2.1.3 Sensitive Topics and Anonymity
2.2 The Main Parts of a estionnaire
2.2.1 Title
2.2.2 Instructions
2.. Ouestionnaire Items
2.2.4 Additional Information
2.2.5 Final“Thank YDu”
. Appropriate Sampling of the estionnaire Content and the Significance of“Multi―Item Scales”
..1 Appropriate Sampling ofthe Content
..2 Using Multi―Item Scales
2.4 “Closed.Ended”Ouestionnaire Items
2.4.1 Rating Scales
2.4.2 Multiple―Choice Items
2.4.3 Rank Order Items
2.4.4 Numeric Items
2.4.5 Checklists
2.5 Open―Ended estions
2.5.1 Specific Open estions
2.5.2 cariction estions
2.5.3 Sentence Comlio Items
2.5.4 Short―Answer estions
2.6 How to Write Good Items
2.6.1 Drawing Up an“Item Pool”
2.6.2 Rules About Writing Items
2.6.3 WrRing Sensitive Items
2.7 Grouping and Sequencing Items
2.7.1 Clear and Orderly Structure
2.7.2 Opening estions
2.7.3 Factual(or“Personal”or“Classification”、estions at the End
2.7.4 Open―Ended estions at the End
2.8 Translating the estionnaire
2.8.1 Translation as a Team―Based Approach
2.8.2 Translation with Limited Resources
2.9 Computer Programs for Constructing estionnaires
2.10 Piloting the estionnaire and Conducting Item Analysis
2.10.1 Initial Piloting of the Item Pool
2.10.2 Final Piloting("Dress Rehearsal”)
2.10.3 Item Analysis
Chapter 3 Administering the estionnaire.
3.1 Selecting the Sample
3.1.1 Sampling Procedures
3.1.2 How Large Should the Sample Be?
3.1.3 The Problem of Respondent Self.Selection
3.2 Main Types of estionnaire Administration
3.2.1 Administration bv Mail
3.2.2 One―to―One Administration
3.. Group Administration
3.2.4 Online Administration
3.3 Strategies to Increase the lity and ntity of Participant Response
3.3.1 Advance Notice
3.3.2 Attitudes Conveyed by Teachers,Parents,and Other Authority Figures
3.3.3 Respectable Sponsorship
3.3.4 The Presence of a Survey Administrator
3.3.5 The Behavior of the Survey Administrator
3.3.6 Communicating the Purpose and Significance ofthe Survey
3.3.7 Emphasizing Confidentiality
3.3.8 Reading Out the estionnaire Instructions
3.3.9 The Style and Layout of the estionnaire
3.3.10 Promising Feedback on the Results
3.4 estionnaire Administration,Confidentiality,and Other Ethical Issues
3.4.1 Basic Ethical Principles of Data Collection
3.4.2 Obtaining Consent for Children
3.4.3 Strategies for Getting Around Anonymity
Chapter 4 Processing estionnaire Data
4.1 Coding estionnaire Data
4.1.1 First Things First:Assigning Identification Codes
4.1.2 Coding ntitative Data
4.2 Inputting the Data
4.2.1 Creating and Naming the Data File
4.2.2 Keying in the Data
4.3 Processing Closed estions
4.3.1 Data Cleaning
4.3.2 Data Manipulation
4.3.3 Reducing the Number of Variables in the estionnaire
4.3.4 Main Types of estionnaire Data
4.3.5 Examining the Reliability and V.aliditV Ofthe Data
4.3.6 Statistical Procedures to Analyze Data
4.4 Content Analysis of Open―Ended estions
4.5 Compmer Programs for Processing estionnaire Data
4.6 Summarizing and Reporting estionnaire Data
4.6.1 General Guidelines
4.6.2 Technical Information to Accompany Survey Results
4.6.3 Reader.Friendly Data Presentation Methods
4.7 Complementing estionnaire Data with Other Information
4.7.1 estionnaire Survey with Follow―up Interview or Retroscio
4.7.2 estionnaire Survey Facilitated by Preceding Interview
Chapter 5 Illustration:Developing a Motivation estionnaire
5.1 construction of the Initial estionnaire
5.1.1 Deciding the ComemAreas to be Covered in the estionnaire
5.1.2 Designing Items for the Item Pool
5.1.3 Designing Rating Scales
5.1.4 Designing the Personal Information Section
5.1.5 Designing Instructions
5.1.6 Designing the estionnaire Format
5.1.7 Grouping and Organizing Items and estions
5.2 Translating and Initial Piloting
5.3 Final Piloting and Item Analysis
5.3.1 Missing Values and the Range of Responses
5.3.2 The Intemal Consistency ReliabjlitV of the Initial Scales
5.3.3 Modification of the Personal Information Items
5.4 The Final Version of the Japanese Ouestionnaire and Post Hoc Item Analysis
5.5 Adapting the estionnaire for Use in China and Iran
Conclusion and Checklist
References
Appendix A:Combined List of the Items Included in the estionnaires Discussed in Chapter 5
Appendix B:The Final Version ofthe estionnaires Used in Japan andChina
Appendix C:Selected List of Published L2 estionnaires
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Author Index
Subject Index