Journal article
Item-Level Nonresponse Rates in an Attitudinal Survey of Teachers Delivered via Mail and Web
Journal of computer-mediated communication, Vol.14(1), pp.35-66
10/2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2008.01430.x
Abstract
This article presents the results of an experiment designed to compare item-level nonresponse rates to paper- and web- based versions of a survey questionnaire, focusing on attitudinal variables, that was administered to highly accomplished teachers. A sample of teachers reported their perceptions of professional community; half were assigned to a web- based version of the questionnaire, and the other half to a paper- based version. In both groups, the survey implementation procedures reflected Dillman's (2007) Tailored Design Method. Item-level nonresponses were compared between groups for overall rates, and differential response rates by demographics, item position, item format (i.e., branching items and respondent-provided text), and item content. Results revealed small differences in item-level nonresponse rates, both overall and in comparisons between demographic groups. In addition, there was no evidence of differential item-level nonresponse by item position and item content. However, item-level nonresponse rates were considerably higher for fill-in-the-blank items on the web-based questionnaire.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Item-Level Nonresponse Rates in an Attitudinal Survey of Teachers Delivered via Mail and Web
- Creators
- Edward W. Wolfe - Virginia TechPatrick D. Converse - Florida Institute of TechnologyFrederick L. Oswald - Rice University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of computer-mediated communication, Vol.14(1), pp.35-66
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2008.01430.x
- ISSN
- 1083-6101
- eISSN
- 1083-6101
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 37
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2008
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9985123935502771
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