scholarly journals Online Surveys as Data Collection Instruments in Education Research: A Feasible Option?

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorinda Minnaar ◽  
Jan Heystek
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Feasible Option

scholarly journals Analysis of the reliability of patient COVID-19 screening data compared against their actual test data

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 003685042110429
Author(s):  
Abdulaziz M Albargi ◽  
Ali A Assiry ◽  
Hammam A Bahammam ◽  
Mohand Y Alassiri ◽  
Anand Marya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Dental Clinic ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Status ◽  
Feasible Option ◽  
Pre Treatment

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the truthfulness of patients about their pre-appointment COVID-19 screening tests at a dental clinic. Methods: A total of 613 patients were recruited for the study from the dental clinic at the Faculty of Dentistry, Najran University, Saudi Arabia. The data collection was done in three parts from the patients who visited the hospital to receive dental treatment. The first part included the socio-demographic characteristics of the patients and the COVID-19 swab tests performed within the past 14 days. The second part was the clinical examination, and the third part was a confirmation of the swab test taken by the patient by checking the Hesen website using the patient ID. After data collection, statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS 26.0. Descriptive analysis was done and expressed as mean, standard deviation, frequency, and percentage (%). A cross-tabulation, also described as a contingency table, was used to identify trends and patterns across data and explain the correlation between different variables. Results: It was seen from the status of the swab test within 14 days of the patient's arrival at the hospital for the dental treatment that 18 (2.9%) patients lied about the pre-treatment swab test within 14 days, and 595 (97.1%) were truthful. The observed and expected counts showed across genders and diagnosis a statistically significant difference ( p < 0.001), and there was no significant difference seen across different age groups ( p = 0.064) of the patients. Conclusions: Dental healthcare workers are worried and assume a high risk of COVID-19 infection as the patients are not truthful about the pre-treatment COVID-19 swab test. Routine rapid tests on patients and the healthcare staff are a feasible option for lowering overall risks.

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.

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

A novel qualitative method to improve access, elicitation, and sample diversification for enhanced transferability applied to studying chemistry outreach

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 410-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin M. Pratt ◽  
Ellen J. Yezierski
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Thick Description ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
Site Investigations ◽  
Available Technology ◽  
Chemistry Education Research

Conducting qualitative research in any discipline warrants two actions: accessing participants and eliciting their ideas. In chemistry education research, survey techniques have been used to increase access to participants and diversify samples. Interview tasks (such as card sorting, using demonstrations, and using simulations) have been used to elicit participant ideas. While surveys can increase participation and remove geographic barriers from studies, they typically lack the ability to obtain detailed, thick description of participant ideas, which are possible from in-person interviews. Minimal research in CER has examined how to harness technology to synthesize traditionally diverse research approaches to advance the field. This paper presents a novel method for interviewing research participants employing freely available technology to investigate student ideas about the purposes of conducting chemistry outreach, how success of an outreach event is evaluated, and student understanding of the chemistry content embedded in activities facilitated at events. As the outreach practitioner population comes from numerous institutions and is therefore geographically diverse, technology is necessary in order to gain access to these students. To elicit their ideas and remove barriers associated with rapport, interview tasks are adapted and implemented electronically. The description of a novel set of methods is coupled with evidence from the interviews to illustrate the trustworthiness of the data obtained and to support the method as a means to improve qualitative data collection in chemistry education research. These methods create a unique data collection environment for off-site investigations and are applicable to all disciplines, as they shed light on how qualitative research in the 21st century can increase the diversity of samples and improve the transferability of findings.

scholarly journals Analisis Pemanfaatan Rumah Baca Apung oleh Masyarakat di Desa Tambak Lorok

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 217
Author(s):  
Rizki Nurislaminingsih ◽  
Roro Isyawati Permata Ganggi
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Local People ◽  
Reading Habit ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
The Village

Rumah Baca Apung located in Tambak Lorok Village is a valuable asset belonging to the community that can be used as meeting hall and village library. In fact Rumah Baca Apung has not been utilized optimally in accordance with the function and purpose of building a library. Based on preliminary observations of the researchers, can be knew that the location is more often used as a place for discussion by the local people.Therefore, this study aims to further study the utilization of Rumah Baca Apung and the reasons behind the utilization. This research uses qualitative approach of case study with using data collection technique through interview, documentation study, and observation. The results of this study show that the use of Rumah Baca Apung has not been based on the function of education, research and preservation function of a library. Rumah Baca Apung also has not been used as a place to increase reading habit. Rumah Baca Apung is now used as a place of recreation, a place to discuss, socialize and counsel for the local people. The utilization of Rumah Baca Apung which has not yet represented the function of the village library is due to the limited quantity and quality of the collection books, the lack of educative games equipment, and the absence of learning companion teacher as a volunteer for the coastal children of Tambak Lorok.

scholarly journals Trends of Vocational Education and Training Research in Building Construction Engineering

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
M. Agphin Ramadhan ◽  
Santoso Sri Handoyo ◽  
Winda Cahyati
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Percentage Score ◽  
Building Engineering

Research that has been done by building engineering students as a thesis tends to choose a theme that has been widely researched before. This research aims to find out the trends of vocational education research in the field of engineering building including trends of theme research and trends of methodology research. This research used descriptive quantitative research methods with a library research approach. Data collection techniques using documentation. Data analysis techniques are used in content analysis. The results of this study show the trends that have occurred in vocational education research in the field of building engineering in 4 universities, then obtained the trend of vocational education research themes and research methodology trends: 1) The theme of vocational education research in the field of building engineering is in high demand is the theme of teaching and learning with a percentage score of 47%, 2) The research method in demand is Research and Development with a percentage score of 31%, 3) Interesting research subjects are learners with a percentage score of 58%, 4) The data collection technique in demand is a questionnaire with a percentage score of 36%, and 5) The data analysis technique of interest is descriptive statistical analysis with a percentage score of 67%.

scholarly journals Managing Flood in the Context of Education, Research and Partnership in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 380-386
Author(s):  
Siti Sarah Maidin ◽  
Marini Othman ◽  
Norzariyah Yahya
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Management System ◽  
Flood Management ◽  
Flood Disaster ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Malaysian Government

Several structural and non-structural measures and approaches have been implemented by the Malaysian government in order to overcome and alleviate the flood disaster. To date, Education, Partnership and Research have been identified as crucial components in forming an effective Flood Management system in Malaysia. This argument has been supported by many public and private institutions worldwide. As such, the standards and plans can be developed and implemented at district, state and federal levels. The spirits of Hyogo and Sendai were used as the guiding principles. Semi-structured interviews with several responding agencies were conducted for data collection. The findings indicated that less emphasis was given to the roles of components such as Education, Partnership and Research in Flood Management. The aim of this paper is to propose an integrated system for storing, disseminating and analyzing information pertaining to Education, Partnership and Research.

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 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.

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