PCs or paper-and-pencil: Online surveys for data collection

2003 ◽  
Vol 103 (11) ◽  
pp. 1458-1459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Wharton ◽  
Jeffrey S Hampl ◽  
Rick Hall ◽  
Donna M. Winham
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Paper And Pencil

Equivalence of Online and Paper-and-Pencil Data Collection

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arne Weigold ◽  
Ingrid K. Weigold ◽  
Elizabeth J. Russell ◽  
Sara N. Natera
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Paper And Pencil

scholarly journals Web-Based Data Collection for Older Adults Living With HIV in a Clinical Research Setting: Pilot Observational Study

10.2196/18588 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. e18588
Author(s):  
Katherine Tassiopoulos ◽  
Carla Roberts-Toler ◽  
Carl J Fichtenbaum ◽  
Susan L Koletar
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Data Quality ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Persons Living With Hiv ◽  
Paper And Pencil ◽  
Living With Hiv

Background Longitudinal follow-up of older persons living with HIV is essential for the ascertainment of aging-related clinical and behavioral outcomes, and self-administered questionnaires are necessary for collecting behavioral information in research involving persons living with HIV. Web-based self-reported data collection results in higher data quality than paper-and-pencil questionnaires in a wide range of populations. The option of remote web-based surveys may also increase retention in long-term research studies. However, the acceptability and feasibility of web-based data collection in clinical research involving older persons living with HIV have never been studied. Objective This study aims to assess the acceptability and feasibility of a web-based survey to collect information on sexual, substance use, and physical activity behaviors; compare the data quality of the web-based survey with that of a paper-and-pencil questionnaire; and summarize web-based survey metrics. Methods This pilot study took place within the AIDS Clinical Trials Group A5322 study, a longitudinal cohort of men and women living with HIV (aged ≥40 years), followed at 32 clinical sites in the United States and Puerto Rico. A total of 4 sites participated in this study. A web-based survey was created using self-administered questionnaires typically completed in A5322 via paper and pencil. Pilot study participants completed these questionnaires via web-based survey at one research visit in lieu of paper-and-pencil administration. Two questions were added to assess feasibility, defined as participants’ perception of the ease of web-based survey completion (very hard, hard, easy, very easy), and their preferred format (computer or tablet, paper and pencil, no preference) for completing the questions in the future (acceptability). Feasibility and acceptability were summarized overall and by demographic and clinical characteristics; the proportion of evaluable data by web-based survey versus previously administered paper-and-pencil questionnaires (data quality) was compared for each question. Results Acceptability and feasibility were high overall: 50.0% (79/158) preferred computer or tablet, 38.0% (60/158) reported no preference, and 12.0% (19/158) preferred paper and pencil; 93.0% (147/158) reported survey completion easy or very easy. Older age was associated with lower odds of preferring computer or tablet to paper and pencil (odds ratio per 1-year increase in age: 0.91, 95% CI 0.85-0.98). Individuals who found the survey hard or very hard had a lower median neurocognitive test score than those who found it easy or very easy. Data quality with web-based survey administration was similar to or higher than that with paper-and-pencil administration for most questions. Conclusions Web-based survey administration was acceptable and feasible in this cohort of older adults living with HIV, and data quality was high. Web-based surveys can be a useful tool for valid data collection and can potentially improve retention in long-term follow-up studies.

Who We Are

2020 ◽  
pp. 26-46
Author(s):  
Kevin M. Fitzpatrick ◽  
Matthew L. Spialek
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Specific Data ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Recovery Processes ◽  
Before And After

Chapter two describes the methodological framework and design for this project. The authors present a discussion of the methods used to select persons for both face-to-face interviews and online surveys, along with the follow-up strategies used to talk with civilians and organizational officials involved in the recovery process. This chapter discusses both the approach to the data collection, as well as what specific data the authors were interested in acquiring as it pertained to understanding how displacement and recovery processes varied across individual survivors. Finally, the chapter discusses in detail the numerous strategies employed to tell the survivors’ stories—pictures, maps, tables, charts, and narratives, along with additional data from secondary sources to help characterize the places where survivors were living both before and after the disaster.

Focus on Methodology: Beyond paper and pencil: Conducting computer-assisted data collection with adolescents in group settings

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Raffaelli ◽  
Jessica Armstrong ◽  
Steve P. Tran ◽  
Aisha N. Griffith ◽  
Kathrin Walker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Group Settings ◽  
Paper And Pencil

Internet Public Opinion Surveys as a Data Collecting Tool for Making Legal Decisions: Analysis of the Context and Reasons for Using

2020 ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
N. S. Babich ◽  
I. V. Batykov
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
Sampling Bias ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Methodological Foundation ◽  
Internet Surveys ◽  
Public Opinion Surveys ◽  
Research Standards

The article is dedicated to finding reasons for the reliability of such a data collection tool as Internet surveys. The article consistently presents the arguments “pro” and “contra” using online surveys. In the scientific community, “contra” arguments are often put forward considering ideal research standards, which are often not feasible even in proven methods of data collection, such as censuses, phone surveys, etc. Based on this, in the article each argument “contra” is placed into the comparative plane — by examining the Internet surveys’ accusations of insufficient representativeness, sampling bias, and other disadvantages along with similar arguments against accepted methods of data collection, the lack of theoretical and methodological foundation of these charges is revealed. The irrelevance of “contra” arguments is also shown by analyzing global and Russian trends in the spread of the Internet and computer literacy. The “pro” arguments presented in the article are intended to demonstrate the features of generalization of findings obtained using online surveys, considering the specifics of this type of data collection. The evidence presented in the article for the validity of data obtained in online surveys confirms the possibility of using them in particular for making legal and public management decisions, provided that the specifics of the obtained data are taken into account.

scholarly journals Motivos, personalidad y bienestar subjetivo en el voluntariado

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcial Cabrera-Darias ◽  
Rosario J. Marrero-Quevedo
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Personal Traits ◽  
On Line ◽  
Paper And Pencil

In this study, the aim was to analyze the relationships between individuals’ motivation for to participate in volunteering, personality traits and subjective well-being. Data collection was conducted through paper-and-pencil and on-line tests. A total of 153 adults, aged 17-65 years old, completed the instruments. The results showed that previous motivations differed between the two groups of volunteers. Correlational analyzes indicated that motivations, as requested by the organization, personal circumstances or life experiences, were associated with life satisfaction and negative affect in on-line volunteers; whereas that to do something useful or feelings of peace were the motives associated to well-being for volunteers who completed the test in paper and pencil. Personality traits, mainly neuroticism, showed more consistent relationships with well-being that the motivations in both groups of volunteers. Regression analyzes indicated that the facets of extraversion, gregariousness, warmth and activity were the strongest predictors of well-being for the volunteers who made the tests on paper and pencil; whereas that the facet of conscientiousness discipline and the emotional stability predicted well-being for the volunteers who completed the test on-line. These findings suggest that there are different profiles of volunteers that could be determining their participation in various activities or collectives. In addition, personal traits have shown to have a greater effect on well-being that the motivations to participate in volunteering.

scholarly journals The Limitations of Online Surveys

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 575-576
Author(s):  
Chittaranjan Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Online Surveys

Online surveys are growing in popularity, perhaps because they are an easy, convenient, and inexpensive means of data collection. Online surveys commonly suffer from two serious methodological limitations: the population to which they are distributed cannot be described, and respondents with biases may select themselves into the sample. Research is of value only when the findings from a sample can be generalized to a meaningful population. When the population addressed by the survey cannot be described, and when the sample is contaminated by respondents with biases, findings from online surveys cannot be generalized and may therefore mislead.

scholarly journals The effect of remuneration schedule on data completion and retention in the pregnancy eating attributes study (PEAS)

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0251533
Author(s):  
Ndeah Terry ◽  
Leah M. Lipsky ◽  
Anna Maria Siega-Riz ◽  
Aiyi Liu ◽  
Tonja R. Nansel
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
Second Trimester ◽  
Postpartum Visit ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Lump Sum ◽  
Dietary Record ◽  
Data Completion

Maximizing data completion and study retention is essential in population research. This study examined the effect of remuneration schedule and data collection modality on data completion and retention in the Pregnancy Eating Attributes Study cohort. Participants (n = 458) completed online surveys and attended six in-person study visits. Initially, remuneration was a prespecified amount per visit, then was changed mid-study to be prorated based on the number of forms completed. Additionally, survey data collection modality was changed to in-person at the sixth study visit. In this secondary data analysis, there was no effect of remuneration schedule on withdrawal rates or time-to-withdrawal. Survey completion was significantly lower under prorated remuneration at the first visit but did not significantly differ at subsequent visits. The lump sum group had significantly greater odds of completely the first and second trimester dietary record (OR = 4.1, OR = 2.6, respectively) then the prorated group but were almost half as likely to complete the dietary record at the 6-month postpartum visit (OR = 0.5). Survey completion at sixth visit was significantly higher for in-person versus online completion (68.6% vs. 93.1%). Findings suggest that remuneration schedule and data collection modality can impact completion of self- reported assessments.

scholarly journals Schematic Representation: How Students Creating It?

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Rahmad Bustanul Anwar ◽  
Dwi Rahmawati ◽  
Kristina Widjajanti
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Word Problem ◽  
Basic Information ◽  
Schematic Representation ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Paper And Pencil ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan proses terbentuknya representasi skematis murni dan representasi skematis campuran yang diciptakan oleh siswa selama menyelesaikan word problem. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif yang bersifat deskriprif. Dalam penelitian ini melibatkan 45 siswa kelas 8. Sedangkan untuk memilih subjek tidak dipilih secara acak, namun dipilih berdasarkan kemampuan siswa dalam menciptkan representasi skematik. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan meminta siswa untuk menyelesaikan Tugas Pemecahan Masalah secara think aload, yaitu siswa diminta untuk menyuarakan apa yang dipikirkannya. Selain itu siswa juga menuangkan pikirannya mengunakan kertas dan pensil. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa proses representasi skematis murni diciptakan siswa dengan membuat gambar skema berupa garis besar dari masalah dan dilengkapi dengan beberapa keterangan pokok yang ada dalam masalah. Sedangkan proses representasi skematis campuran diciptakan siswa dengan membuat gambar skema yang dilengkapi dengan keterangan-keterangan dan gambar nyata yang sesuai dengan situasi dalam masalah. Kedua jenis representasi skematis ini sangat efektif dalam membantu siswa dalam menyelesaikan word problem. Abstract This study aims to describe the process of formation of pure schematic representation and mixed schematic representation created by students during solving word problem. The type of research used is descriptive qualitative. In this study involving 45 students 8th grade. While to select the subject not selected at random, but selected based on the ability of students in creating schematic representation. The data collection is done by asking the students to solve the Problem-solving Tasks of think a load, ie the students are asked to voice what they think. In addition students also pour their minds using paper and pencil. The results of this study indicate that the process of pure schematic representation is created by creating schematic drawings in the form of an outline of the problem and supplemented with some basic information that exists in the problem. While the process of mixed schematic representation was created by the students by drawing schematic drawings with explanations and real images that fit the situation in the problem. Both types of schematic representation is very effective in assisting students in solving word problem.

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