Advantages and disadvantages of questionnaire and interview in educational

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1. Advantage of questionnaire

-Questionnaires are one of the most affordable ways to gather quantitative data.
Especially self-administered questionnaires, where you don’t have to hire
surveyors to perform face-to-face interviews, are a cost-efficient way to quickly
collect massive amounts of information from a large number of people in a
relatively short period of time.

-Questionnaires are also a practical way to gather data. They can be targeted to
groups of your choosing and managed in various ways. You can pick and choose
the questions asked as well as the format (open-ended or multiple choice). it offer
a way to gather vast amounts of data on any subject. it can be used in a wide
variety of ways.

-It’s quick and easy to collect results with online and mobile tools. This means
that you can gain insights in as little as 24 hours (or less!), depending on the scale
and reach of your questionnaire.

-Questionnaires and surveys allow you to gather information from a large

audience. Online you can literally distribute your questions to anyone, anywhere
in the world (provided they have an internet connection). This means that for a
relatively low cost, you can target a city or a country. You can use multiple data
collection points.

2. Disadvantage of questionnaire

-While there are many positives to questionnaires, dishonesty can be an issue.

Respondents may not be 100% truthful with their answers. This can happen for a
variety of reasons, including social desirability bias and attempting to protect
privacy.

-Different interpretations of your questions. Without someone to explain the

questionnaire fully and ensure each individual has the same understanding, results
can be subjective. Respondents may have trouble grasping the meaning of some
questions that may seem clear to the creator. This miscommunication can lead to
skewed results. The best way to combat this situation is to create simple questions
that are easy to answer.
-A survey or questionnaire cannot fully capture emotional responses or feelings of
respondents.

- There is a chance that some questions will be ignored or left unanswered.

-Some questions are difficult to analyze, for example too much open-ended
question it makes difficult to analyze.

3. Advantage of Interview

-Accurate screening. Face-to-face interviews help with more accurate screening.

The individual being interviewed is unable to provide false information during
screening questions such as gender, age, or race. It is possible to get around
screening questions in online and mobile surveys.

-Capture verbal and non-verbal ques. A face-to-face interview is no doubt going to

capture verbal and non-verbal ques, but this method also affords the capture of
non-verbal ques including body language, which can indicate a level of
discomfort with the questions.

-Keep focus. The interviewer is the one that has control over the interview and can
keep the interviewee focused and on track to completion.

-Capture emotions and behaviors. Face-to-face interviews can no doubt capture an

interviewee’s emotions and behaviors.

4. Disadvantage of Interview

- Quality of data by interviewer. The quality of data you receive will often depend
on the ability of the interviewer. Some people have the natural ability to conduct
an interview and gather data well.

- Limit sample size. The size of the sample is limited to the size of your
interviewing staff, the area in which the interviews are conducted, and the number
of qualified respondents within that area. It may be necessary to conduct several
interviews over multiple areas, which again can increase costs.

-Manual data entry. If the interview is administered on paper, the data collected
will need to be entered manually. Data entry and scanning of paper questionnaires
can significantly increase the cost of the project. A staff of data entry personnel
will need to be hired.