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DATA COLLECTION
PROCEDURE Practical Research II
DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE The data collection procedure comprehensively discusses the data that are collected from tests and survey questionnaires. Researchers refer to these data collection devices as instrument. TECHNIQUES OF COLLECTING QUANTITATIVE DATA
David (2002) stressed that the choice of the
best way to collect data depends largely on the type of data to be collected and the source of data. Before starting to collect data, a researcher should decide: •what data to collect •where or from whom the data will be obtained •what instrument/s or device/s to use in collecting the data. Steps in Collecting Data Steps are typically clustered into three phases: before, during and after the data collection. BEFORE 1. Develop your data collection instruments and materials. 2. Validate the instruments and test its reliability. 3. Seek permission from the authorities and heads of the institutions or communities where you will conduct your study. 4. Select and screen the population using appropriate sampling techniques. 5. Train the raters, observers, experimenters, assistants, and other research personnel who may be involved in data gathering, if applicable. 6. Obtain informed consent from the participants. In informed consent form is a document that explains the objectives of the study and the extent of the participants’ involvement in the research. It also ensures the confidentiality of certain information about the participants and their responses. DURING 1. Provide instructions to the participants and explain how the data will be collected. 2. Administer the instruments, and implement the intervention or treatment, if applicable. AFTER 1. Immediately encode and archive your data. 2. Safeguard the confidentiality of your data. 3. Later, examine and analyze your data using the appropriate statistical tools. (David, 2002). Data Collection Procedure The researchers asked permission from the research adviser and the school principal to conduct the study. Then once the respondents agreed, the researchers personally administered the questionnaire. The researchers collected the questionnaire after the respondents answered it. Data Analysis Procedure In data analysis you are expected to turn raw numbers into meaningful data through the application of rational and critical thinking. Data analysis may include the calculation of frequencies of variables and differences between variables. A quantitative approach is usually associated with finding evidence to either support or reject hypotheses you have formulated at the earlier stages of your research process. Assumption for Parametric Test 1. The population/sample of the study is normally distributed. 2. The sampling technique used in the study is a random sampling. 3. The data should have equal variances. Task Continue making the Chapter 3 of your research by conceptualizing the Data Collection Procedure and Data Analysis Procedure.