Q-sort of Fears
What is it?
This is a survey project designed to measure how fearful a subject is of 24 different objects or situations. Each object or situation name is printed on a card.
How do you play?
The researcher sits the subject down at a table and identifies the four locations on the table with masking tape. On one tape strip the researcher writes, "definetely fearful, " on the next, " at times fearful," on the next, "rarely fearful," on the last, "never fearful." The researcher then instructs the subject to lay down the cards under the appropriate piece of tape. After the subject has laid down all the cards, the researcher records the data on a chart.
What can you accomplish?
- The researcher learns what the Q-sort method of gathering data is all about.
- The researcher can compare the fears of different individuals of varying ages.
- The researcher runs this project by himself, without teacher supervision.
- The researcher answers questions about the data and evaluates the Q-sort system of gathering data.
What is included in the kit?
- A master sheet from which sets of the Q-sorts fear cards can be produced.
- A master sheet from which data recording charts can be produced. s
- A set of questions the researcher answers evaluating both the data gathered and the data collection system
- Complete directions for both the student/researcher and the teacher to debrief the exercise
How much does it cost?
The kit costs $ 3.
