Down the River
This activity has students surveying by hand using different methods (e.g., systematic, stratified). Highly recommended. This should take about 50–60 minutes to complete and discuss.
Survey and Polling Design
Polling Project
In this project, students will find a real poll and analyze it for the credibility of its methods. Give the students a few days to find their poll, then a couple of days to analyze it.
Chapter 5 Quiz (Version B)
In this quiz, students will be tested on their understanding of response bias, including several sources of it, as well as several remedies for it, such as survey list experiments, latent variable items, and anonymous and disguised response items. This should take 30–40 minutes to complete.
Chapter 7 Quiz (Version B)
In this quiz, students will be assessed on different sampling methods (e.g., stratified, cluster), non-response bias, and various real-world difficulties, like the method of communicating with people. This should take 30–40 minutes to complete.
Chapter 7 Quiz (Version A)
In this quiz, students will be assessed on different sampling methods (e.g., stratified, cluster), non-response bias, and various real-world difficulties, like the method of communicating with people. This should take 30–40 minutes to complete.
Chapter 5 Quiz (Version A)
In this quiz, students will be tested on their understanding of response bias, including several sources of it, as well as several remedies for it, such as survey list experiments, latent variable items, and anonymous and disguised response items. This should take 30–40 minutes to complete.
Chapter 4 Quiz (Version B)
In this quiz, students will be tested on their recognition of how to write fair, neutral survey questions, including different constructed response items like multiple choice and Likert scales. This should take 30–40 minutes to complete.
Chapter 4 Quiz (Version A)
In this quiz, students will be tested on their recognition of how to write fair, neutral survey questions, including different constructed response items like multiple choice and Likert scales. This should take 30–40 minutes to complete.
Conceptualization and Operationalization Activity
In this activity, students will generate several conceptual definitions for real-world issues and compare them. They will also generate several operational ways to count real-world issues. This should take 20–40 minutes to complete.
Chapter 1 Quiz (Version B)
In this quiz, students will be tested on basic research design (conceptualization, operationalization) and basic principles of data collection (biases to avoid). This should take 20–30 minutes to complete.