scholarly journals Testing for the survey mode effect on contingent valuation data quality: A case study of web based versus in-person interviews

2007 ◽  
Vol 62 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 388-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Marta-Pedroso ◽  
Helena Freitas ◽  
Tiago Domingos
Keyword(s):  
Data Quality ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Survey Mode ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Mode Effect

Questions of Quality - Is Data Quality Still Tied to Survey Mode? An Austrian Case study dealing with attitudes concerning refugees

MedienJournal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitri Prandner ◽  
Andreas Röser
Keyword(s):  
Data Quality ◽  
Mixed Mode ◽  
Survey Mode ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Mode Design ◽  
Soziale Erwünschtheit ◽  
Austrian Case

Der vorliegende Beitrag greift die aktuelle Debatte zu Survey-Mode-Effekten auf (bzgl. Stichprobe, Datengüte, Item-Non-response, soziale Erwünschtheit und die Beantwortung von offenen Fragen). Grundlage für die Diskussion sind Daten aus einer 2017 in Oberösterreich durchgeführten Befragung zu Migration und Flucht, die mittels Mixed- Mode-Design und nicht-probabilistischen Zufallsstichproben online und in Face-to- Face Befragungen erhoben wurden. Die durchgeführten Analysen zeigen deutlich, dass die in der Literatur beschriebenen Methodeneffekte, die oftmals auf Experimental daten beruhen auch in den Forschungsdaten reproduziert werden können. Die Anwendung von Mixed-Mode Erhebungstechniken, die online Komponenten inkludieren, ist daher weiterhin nur unter explizierter Kontrolle auf Mode-Effekte zu empfehlen.

scholarly journals Surveying Ourselves

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 448-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen A. Matteson ◽  
Britta L. Anderson ◽  
Stephanie B. Pinto ◽  
Vrishali Lopes ◽  
Jay Schulkin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Data Quality ◽  
Private Practice ◽  
Mixed Mode ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Survey Mode ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Minimal Reduction ◽  
The Web

A survey was distributed, using a sequential mixed-mode approach, to a national sample of obstetrician–gynecologists. Differences between responses to the web-based mode and the on-paper mode were compared to determine if there were systematic differences between respondents. Only two differences in respondents between the two modes were identified. University-based physicians were more likely to complete the web-based mode than private practice physicians. Mail respondents reported a greater volume of endometrial ablations compared to online respondents. The web-based mode had better data quality than the paper-based mailed mode in terms of less missing and inappropriate responses. Together, these findings suggest that, although a few differences were identified, the web-based survey mode attained adequate representativeness and improved data quality. Given the metrics examined for this study, exclusive use of web-based data collection may be appropriate for physician surveys with a minimal reduction in sample coverage and without a reduction in data quality.

scholarly journals Survey Mode and Data Quality: Careless Responding Across Three Modes in Cross-Cultural Contexts

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe Magraw-Mickelson ◽  
Harry Wang ◽  
Mario Gollwitzer
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Data Quality ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Survey Mode ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Careless Responding

Much psychological research depends on participants’ diligence in filling out materials such as tests or surveys. However, not all participants are motivated to respond attentively, which leads to unintended issues with the quality of the data. Our question is: how do different modes of data collection - paper/pencil, computer/web-based, and smartphone - affect participants’ diligence vs. “careless responding” tendencies and, thus, the data quality? Results from prior studies suggest that different modes of data collection produce a comparable prevalence of careless responding tendencies. However, as technology develops and data are collected with increasingly diverse populations, this question needs to be readdressed and taken further by looking at different cultural contexts. The present research examined the effect of survey mode on careless responding across three waves in a repeated-measures design. Following recommendations in the literature, we computed a careless responding index as a composite of eight indicators that capture aspects of a participant’s inattentiveness. First, in a sample of working adults from China, we found that participants were significantly more careless when completing computer/web-based survey materials than in paper/pencil mode. Next, in a sample of German students, participants were significantly more careless when completing the paper/pencil mode compared to the smartphone mode. Finally, in a sample of Chinese-speaking students, we found no difference between the modes. Theoretical and practical implication were also discussed.

A Case Study on Web-based Learning Environment Evaluation in Higher Education: Learner Perspectives in a Private University in Malaysia.

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-33
Author(s):  
Zarina Che Imbi ◽  
Tse-Kian Neo ◽  
Mai Neo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Private University ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Kirkpatrick’S Model

In the era of digital learning, multimedia-based classroom has been commonly used in higher education including Malaysian higher education institutions. A case study has been performed to evaluate web-based learning using Level 1 to 3 of Kirkpatrick's model in a multi-disciplinary course at Multimedia University, Malaysia. In this study, mixed method research was employed in which triangulation was performed from multiple sources of data collection to give deeper understanding. Students perceived that learning with multimedia was enjoyable. They were also motivated in learning and engaged through the use of web module as multimedia was perceived to motivate them and make learning fun. Students showed significant improvements in their knowledge based on the pre-test and post-test results on learning evaluation. Students were perceived to transfer the learning from web-based learning into the learning outcome. The systematic evaluation can provide the feedback that educators and institution as a whole need to improve the learning environment and programme quality. This study contributes to the research field by adding another perspective in evaluations of web-based learning. It also provides empirical evidence on student perspectives, learning and behaviour in a private university. It demonstrated that the Kirkpatrick's model is useful as an evaluation tool to be used in higher education.

Improvements in Web Based ERP Software Architecture as Implemented on the Cloud

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Shruti Makarand Kanade
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Software Architecture ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Manufacturing Company ◽  
Erp Software

 Cloud computing is the buzz word in today’s Information Technology. It can be used in various fields like banking, health care and education. Some of its major advantages that is pay-per-use and scaling, can be profitably implemented in development of Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP. There are various challenges in implementing an ERP on the cloud. In this paper, we discuss some of them like ERP software architecture by considering a case study of a manufacturing company.

Patient and Provider Perspectives Regarding Criteria for Patient Prioritization in Rehabilitation Programs (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Déry ◽  
Angel Ruiz ◽  
François Routhier ◽  
Marie-Pierre Gagnon ◽  
André Côté ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Quebec City ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Provider Perspectives ◽  
Patient Prioritization ◽  
Services Sociaux ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Patient And Provider Perspectives

BACKGROUND Queueing patients on waiting lists is a common practice to manage access to rehabilitation services. To increase fairness and equity in access, a strategy emerging from the literature is patient prioritization. The goal is for patients with the greatest needs to be treated first and for patient wait times to be determined objectively on the basis of explicit criteria. Selecting criteria, however, is a complex task because it is important to simultaneously consider the objectives of all stakeholders. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare service users’ and service providers’ perspectives regarding patient prioritization criteria in two rehabilitation programs. METHODS We conducted a multiple case study in two rehabilitation programs at the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale in Quebec City (Canada), i.e. a driving evaluation program (DEP) and a compression garment manufacturing program (CGMP). We sent a web-based survey asking two groups (patients and providers) of informed stakeholders to individually produce a set of criteria. We then conducted an inductive thematic analysis where each group’s individual answers were coded and combined in a single set of criteria. RESULTS Stakeholders from the DEP identified a total of 22 criteria to prioritize patients while those from the CGMP listed 27 criteria. Providers shared 76% of the criteria mentioned by patients. Some criteria, such as age, occupation, functional level, pain, absence of caregiver, and time since referral, were considered important by both stakeholders in both programs. CONCLUSIONS Patients and providers tended to have similar opinions about a majority of the criteria to prioritize patients in waitlists. Nonetheless, our study confirms that patients and providers base their choices on different types of knowledge and values, which explains some of the differences observed. Taking into consideration the opinions of all stakeholders concerning prioritization criteria is an important part of the decision-making process, based on a multiple constituency approach.

Opportunity costs associated with the provision of student services: a case study of web-based lecture technology

2013 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross H. Taplin ◽  
Rosemary Kerr ◽  
Alistair M. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Student Services ◽  
Opportunity Costs ◽  
Web Based

scholarly journals Conducting Web-Based Focus Groups With Adolescents and Young Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692199687
Author(s):  
Courtney A. Brown ◽  
Anna C. Revette ◽  
Sarah D. de Ferranti ◽  
Holly B. Fontenot ◽  
Holly C. Gooding
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Disease Awareness ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Technical Platform

This methodologic paper aims to update researchers working with adolescents and young adults on the potentials and pitfalls associated with web-based qualitative research. We present a case study of synchronous web-based focus groups with 35 adolescents and young women ages 15–24 years old recruited from a clinical sample for a mixed methods study of heart disease awareness. We contrast this with two other studies, one using asynchronous web-based focus groups with 30 transgender youth ages 13 to 24 years old and another using synchronous web-based focus groups with 48 young men who have sex with men ages 18 to 26 years old, both recruited via social media. We describe general and logistical considerations, technical platform considerations, and ethical, regulatory, and research considerations associated with web-based qualitative research. In an era of technology ubiquity and dependence, researchers should consider web-based focus groups a potential qualitative research tool, especially when working with youth.

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