To check clarity of items/layout/sections/presentation/ instructions;

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PURPOSES OF PILOTING

• To check clarity of items/layout/sections/presenta
  tion/ instructions
• To gain feedback on appearance
• To eliminate ambiguities/uncertainty/poor
  wording
• To check readability
• To gain feedback on question type
  (suitability/feasibility/ format (e.g.
  open/closed/multiple choice)
• To gain feedback on appropriateness of question
  stems
• To generate categories for responses in multiple
  choices
• To generate items for further exploration/discussi
  on
• To gain feedback on response categories
• To gain feedback on length/timing (when to
  conduct the data collection as well as how long
  each takes to complete (e.g. each
  interview/questionnaire))/coverage/ease of
  completion

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PURPOSES OF PILOTING

• To identify redundant items/questions (those with
  little discriminability)
• To identify irrelevant questions
• To identify non-responses
• To identify how motivating/non-engaging/threatenin
  g/ intrusive/offensive items may be
• To identify sensitive topics and problems in
  conducting interviews
• To test for inter-rater reliability
• To minimise counter-transference
• To gain feedback on leading questions
• To identify items which are too
  easy/difficult/complex/ remote from experience
• To identify commonly misunderstood or
  non-completed items.