Select two authors from the Module 02 short story readings this week. Use the chart to answer questions about both authors and the short story reading. The chart requires that you compare and contrast three elements of the stories.
Select three elements from the following list to compare and contrast in your chosen stories.
Theme
Characterization
Gender Roles
Race
Socio-economic status
Culture
Question-wording should be simple and straightforward: avoid double-barreled questions, loaded terms, and negations.
Justify your choice of open or closed-ended question. For closed-ended questions, response categories should be exhaustive and mutually exclusive. Matrix questions using Likert-type responses should have a consistent scale.
In 2-3 pages, discuss these issues:
Which measures operationalize “demographic characteristics”? Which operationalize socio-economic status?
What concepts were you operationalizing with your questions in the issue matrix?
Identify the level of measurement for each item and the rationale for using a close-end or open-ended question.
You have obviously given considerable thought and care to the wording of your questions in order to avoid the common problems noted above and discussed in lectures/readings. Now, gives us 2-3 examples of alternative wording that would be problematic and tell us why.
Explain why you asked the questions in this order. Did this ordering allow you to avoid some sort of bias? increase engagement.
