Data Collection

Question 1

• the process of collecting information from the target sources
• relies on data collection instruments that fit various experiences into predetermined responses producing results that are easy to summarize, compare, and generalize
• allows you to gain first-hand knowledge and original insights into your research problems (Bhandari 2020)

Answer 1

DATA COLLECTION

Question 2

• The aim of the research
• The type of data that you will collect
• The methods and procedures you will use to collect, store, and process the data

Answer 2

FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN DATA COLLECTION

Question 3

SOURCES OF DATA

Answer 3

Primary sources
Secondary sources

Question 4

• original source like experimental test result, questionnaire survey, interview, and observation

Answer 4

Primary sources

Question 5

• have already been collected and published by someone else such as books, reports, journals, magazines, newspapers, online articles, and others

Answer 5

Secondary sources

Question 6

• involves the presentation of verbal replies from the respondents
• In quantitative research, interview is more structured compared to the qualitative research
• researcher asks only the standard questions written in the questionnaire and nothing more
• researcher follows the same line of questions to ensure that the conducted interview is delivered in the same format and same order to every respondent

Answer 6

Structured Interview

Question 7

METHODS IN COLLECTING DATA

Answer 7

1. Structured Interview
2. Questionnaire (Survey)
3. Structured Observation
4. Tests

Question 8

• most frequently used type of interview method which directly acquires information from the respondents

Answer 8

Face-to-face interview

Question 9

used when the researchers have no time to meet the respondents personally

Answer 9

Telephone Interview

Question 10

form of a personal interview wherein the interviewer brings along a laptop and directly enters the information or response of the respondents to the database

Answer 10

Computer-Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)

Question 11

standard guide of the researcher in asking information from the respondents four sections in a questionnaire

Answer 11

Questionnaire (Survey)

Question 12

includes profile of the respondents

Answer 12

Respondents’ identification data

Question 13

may include the researcher’s request for help, and the purpose of the study

Answer 13

Introduction

Question 14

researcher’s direction on how to move through the questionnaire

Answer 14

Instruction

Question 15

series of questions and statements that seek a response from the respondents

Answer 15

Information

Question 16

traditional way of collecting data from the respondents

Answer 16

Paper-pencil questionnaire

Question 17

internet-based research where the respondents will receive an email that contains an address that would take them to a secure website containing the questionnaire

Answer 17

Web-based questionnaire

Question 18

distributed through mail, filled out and administered by respondents where they return this to the researchers through email

Answer 18

Mail questionnaire

Question 19

watching behavior, events, or noting physical characteristics in a natural setting

Answer 19

Structured Observation

Question 20

respondents are aware that they are being observed

Answer 20

Overt Observation

Question 21

respondents are unaware that they are being observed

Answer 21

Covert Observation

Question 22

occurs during the interaction

Answer 22

Direct Observation

Question 23

occurs on the result, of the interaction

Answer 23

Indirect Observation

Question 24

provides a way to assess the subject’s knowledge and capacity to apply knowledge to new situations

Answer 24

Tests

Question 25

assesses how the subject performs against a normative group (e.g. SAT, IQ test, entrance exam)

Answer 25

Norm-referenced test

Question 26

determines whether the subjects have attained mastery of skills (e.g. pre-test, post-test, quizzes)

Answer 26

Criterion-referenced test

Question 27

tests the level of skill attainment and standards for performance at varying levels of proficiency (e.g. English proficiency test)

Answer 27

Proficiency test