Say that you wanted to know about perceptions of crime on campus compared to perceptions of crime on other campuses. Suggest a fixed-choice question that you would ask, including the answer choices, and then suggest an open-ended question. Provide at least two benefits to using each of the different types of questions, and also one challenge for each.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary.
Compared to other campuses with which you are familiar, this campus's crime rate is . . . (Mark one)
_____ Greater than [that of] other campuses
_____ Less than [that of] other campuses
_____ About the same as [that of] other campuses
How would you say the rate of crime on this campus compares to that on other campuses?
Two benefits of using the fixed-choice response question would be that it would be easier for statistical purposes and it would be easier for respondents to answer. A challenges is that this question may not represent everything the college student answering is thinking. Two benefits of using open-ended questions is that we would have a richer, more in-depth understanding of perceptions of crime on their campus as compared to other campuses. Another benefit is that we would be able to allow for responses that we did not anticipate. A challenge is that college students may skip this question or not provide enough detail for us to analyze.
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