Survey Instruments
In the “Measurement” section of the GESIS Survey Guides, the contributions devoted to quality assurance present concrete methods, for example cognitive pretests and the assessment of reliability. Moreover, questionnaire construction is addressed in contributions on question wording, response format design, the handling of possible response biases, and the design of instruments for use in intercultural surveys. The “Survey Instruments” section of the Survey Guides describes offerings in which researchers can find survey instruments for measuring social science and psychological characteristics. The measurement of socio-demographic characteristics is also addressed.
| Quality Control of Survey Instruments | Reliability – The Precision of a Measurement |
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Cognitive Pretesting |
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Use of Eye Tracking in Cognitive Pretests |
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Web Probing |
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Validity in Survey Research |
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| Questionnaire Design | Question Wording |
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| Design of Rating Scales in Questionnaires |
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| Open-Ended Questions |
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| Response Biases in Standardised Surveys |
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| Measurement Instruments in Cross-national Surveys |
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| Documenting Measurement Instruments for the Social and Behavioral Sciences |
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| Questionnaire Translation |
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Questionnaire Design Decisions - When Transitioning from an Interviewer-Administered to a Self-Administered Online Mode |
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| Socio-Demographic Variables | Standardization and Harmonization of Socio-Demographic Variables |
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| The Coding of Occupations |
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| The Conceptualisation, Measurement, and Coding of Education in German and Cross-National Surveys |
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| Measurement of Migrants's Educational Attainment |
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