Tools for Question Evaluation
The following tools and resources have been suggested by methodologists as useful tools in
conducting question design, evaluation and testing projects. If you have other tools or resources that can be linked
please let us know, and we can add them to this list.
Q-Notes
The Q-Notes online qualitative analysis platform is available for researchers to use while
conducting question evaluation projects. Developed by the National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS), it is available for public use. Q-Notes can be accessed at:
https://wwwn.cdc.gov/QNotes
GESIS Pre-testing Database
The GESIS pretest database provides researchers access to findings of cognitive pretests
conducted by the GESIS pretest lab. The GESIS pretest database can be accessed at:
http://pretest.gesis.org/Pretest/en
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CIRF
The Cognitive Interviewing Reporting Framework (CIRF), was developed as a common framework for reporting results from
cognitive interview studies. The CIRF, which applies a checklist approach, and which is based on several existing checklists
for reviewing and reporting qualitative research.
DOI: 10.1027/1614-2241/a000075
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273202311_The_Cognitive_Interviewing_Reporting_Framework_CIRF
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Question Appraisal System - QAS-99
The Question Appraisal System (QAS-99) is a method for identifying and fixing miscommunication and other types of problems with questions. Use QAS-99 before formal field testing of your questions. The QAS-99 includes a checklist composed of eight steps. Within each step, you can determine whether specific problems with a question exist, and, if so, check the “YES” box associated with the particular problem.
http://appliedresearch.cancer.gov/areas/cognitive/qas99.pdf
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