{"id":"study-survey-question-flaw-labels","audience":"college","category":"writing-feedback","technique":"examples","track":"study","title":"Check your survey questions for common flaws","free":false,"task":"For your Research Methods project, you drafted 4 survey questions. Get exactly 4 numbered lines labeling each question exactly Clear, Leading or Double-barreled, using the course guide's definitions, with a reason under 12 words, plain text. Don't rewrite any of the questions.","materialLabel":"Your draft questions and the course guide (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"SOC 2050 - Research Methods - Survey project: Campus dining\n\nMY DRAFT QUESTIONS:\nQ1. How many days per week do you eat at a campus dining hall?\nQ2. Don't you agree that the dining hall food is overpriced?\nQ3. How satisfied are you with the dining hall's food quality and hours?\nQ4. What is your class year?\n\nCOURSE GUIDE (Prof. Ibe):\n- Clear: asks about one thing, neutral wording, easy to answer.\n- Leading: wording pushes the respondent toward an answer (\"Don't you agree...\", \"Most students think...\").\n- Double-barreled: asks about two things at once, so one answer can't cover both (\"quality AND hours\").\n\nProf. Ibe: \"Label each question, then fix them yourself. If you hand in AI-written questions, I'll know; they all sound the same.\"\n\nPilot survey goes out to 20 classmates on Monday.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":70},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking if they're good","why":"The AI rewrites all 4 questions, and your professor can tell AI-written questions.","fix":"Say: \"Don't rewrite any. Just label them.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not giving exact labels","why":"Without fixed labels, the AI gives general tips about survey design.","fix":"Say: \"Label each exactly Clear, Leading or Double-barreled.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Not naming the standard","why":"The AI may flag things your course guide doesn't care about.","fix":"Add: \"Use only Prof. Ibe's definitions.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Not saying how many lines","why":"The AI picks its own number, and it usually picks more lines than you need.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 4 numbered lines.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over.","fix":"Cap each reason: \"under 10 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it will be read","why":"AI formats for a screen, with bold and headings that show up as stray symbols in your notes.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Gives exact labels","patterns":["clear.{0,15}leading","double.barreled","label"]},{"label":"Uses the course guide","patterns":["guide","definition","ibe"]},{"label":"Says not to rewrite it","patterns":["(don't|do not|no|never|not).{0,20}(rewrite|rewritten|replacement|re-?write|write it for)","keep.{0,20}(my|own) words"]},{"label":"Says how many lines","patterns":["\\b(4|four)\\b.{0,25}line"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]}],"hint":"Fixed labels from your course guide make the feedback clear. Give the AI the three labels, the standard to use, and tell it not to rewrite your questions.","rubricLabels":["Each line uses exactly one label: Clear, Leading or Double-barreled","The labels match the guide: Q1 Clear, Q2 Leading, Q3 Double-barreled, Q4 Clear","Gives no rewritten or suggested replacement questions"]}