Here's how to develop and use one of your own. Engineering educators have always thought it important to know how well their academic programs are doing. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology's recent adoption of Engineering Criteria 2000 places an even greater premium on such information by requiring accurate, reliable data on all aspects of program performance. Educators can generate this data using many different assessment tools.
Questionnaires are survey instruments designed to collect the opinions of a specific audience.
They can assess satisfaction with a wide range of topics and provide a general idea of what respondents sense as important. This flexible nature enables engineering educators to adapt questionnaires to suit a variety of assessment purposes. A well-designed questionnaire can provide educators with valuable information on specific modifications they need to make to improve program effectiveness. Developing a Questionnaire There are 10 basic steps to developing and using an effective questionnaire. 1.Select a process to assess.