Our research on Survey Instruments aims to increase the quality of measurement in surveys. Thus, we develop quality-tested data collection instruments, adapt existing instruments for their use as German-speaking instruments or we harmonize different instruments. We investigate the effects of questionnaire design in different modes of data collection and examine response styles. Furthermore we look at the response process by using behavioral data produced by eye tracking systems. So we are able to generate knowledge about these important cognitive processes.
Our research on Survey Instruments
- Harmonization of data collection instruments
- Measurement of occupation in cross-cultural context
- Development and validation of short scales for non-cognitive skills
- New methods of cognitive pretesting, e.g. web probing and eye-tracking
- Effects of questionnaire design on quality and equivalence of measurement
- Relevance, structure and determinants of acquiescence
- Estimation of reliability and validity with Structural Equation Models
- Selection of items by means of Ant-Colony-Algorithms
- Schneider, Silke L.. 2023. "Session H: Sozio-demographische Variablen in Umfragen: Forschungspotentiale durch Harmonisierung steigern." 9. Konferenz für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten (KSWD), dbb forum, Berlin, 2023-03-28 - 2023-03-28. https://www.konsortswd.de/kswd/9kswd/9kswd-programm/h-sozio-demographische-variablen/.
- Schneider, Silke L., Lennart Palm, and Melanie Partsch. 2023. "Gleiche Konzepte, unterschiedliche Messungen. Entwicklung und Validierung sozio-demographischer Standardvariablen." 9. Konferenz für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten (KSWD), Session H: Sozio-demographische Variablen in Umfragen: Forschungspotentiale durch Harmonisierung steigern, dbb forum, Berlin, 2023-03-28. https://www.konsortswd.de/kswd/9kswd/9kswd-programm/h-sozio-demographische-variablen/.
- Schneider, Silke L., Lennart Palm, and Melanie Partsch. 2023. "Soziodemographische Standardvariablen zur Herstellung von Vergleichbarkeit über Umfragen hinweg." Frühjahrstagung der DGS-Sektion „Soziale Ungleichheit und Sozialstrukturanalyse“, GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim, 2023-03-24. https://www.gesis.org/forschung/tagungen-und-konferenzen/gesis-tagungen/fruehjahrstagung-der-sektion-soziale-ungleichheit-und-sozialstrukturanalyse.
- Neuert, Cornelia, and Timo Lenzner. 2023. "Design of multiple open-ended probes in cognitive online pretests using web probing." Survey Methods: Insights from the Field (SMIF) 1 (1). doi: https://doi.org/10.13094/SMIF-2023-00005. https://surveyinsights.org/?p=17866.
- Burger, Axel. 2023. "Potenziale der Messung von Einstellungsambivalenz in Wahlstudien." Wahlstudientreff DACH 2023, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt, 2023-03-02.
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Kompetenzzentrum Datenqualität in den Sozialwissenschaften
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2023-11-15 | 2026-11-14 | Bund |
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Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies
(PIAAC-C2 INT)
GESIS im internationalen PIAAC-Konsortium |
2018-04-06 | 2024-12-31 | Sonstige Drittmittel |
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Items and Scales
Research tested items and scales or request us to develop new ones for your research project
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Items and Scales
Research tested items and scales or request us to develop new ones for your research project
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Socio-Structural Characteristics
Consulting on the measurement of socio-structural characteristics
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Survey Instruments
Consulting on questionnaire design, item and scale development, socio-structural characteristics and questionnaire translations
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Translations
Consultation on the translation of multilingual and international questionnaires
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