Data and data collection procedures

Data and data collection procedures

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  Data and DataCollection Procedures Seliguer and Shohamy(1989) Once the researcher has selected a specific design for the study consistent with the objectives of the research, it is time to collect the research data.
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  Determining what constitutedata The researcher needs to operationalize the variables of the study, that is, identify specific behaviors which could provide acceptable evidence for describing them. Procedures for collecting data The researcher will select the appropriate data collection procedures from many available procedures. Data collection parameter Collecting data by means of procedures of a high degree of explicitness involves the use of formal and structured types of data collection procedures which determine in advance the specific focus of the data.
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  Description of datacollection procedures Proceduress for collecting data in qualitative research. In qualitative types of research, data are often collected by means of a number of procedures used simultaneously, with one piece of data leading to the next.
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  Data collection methods Interviews Openobservations Record reviews Diaries
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  Instrument to collectdata Observations Interviews Verbal reporting Questionnaires Tests
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  Reliability Viability Assuring thequality of the data and the data collection procedures Provides information on whether the data collection procedure is consistent and accurate. Different types of reliability need to be computed, depending where the researcher suspects that inaccuracies in the data collection procedure could occur. Refers to the extent to which the data collection procedire measures what it intends to measure. Viability cannot really be proven but it is necessary to obtain evidence of validity
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  Using, adapting, anddeveloping data collection procedures In using data collection procedures, the researcher has three choices: a) To use ready-made procedures developed and tried out by other researchers b) To adapt and revise existing procedures c) To develop new data collection procedures