Descriptive Research Design Essay
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Aug 26th, 2010
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REPORT
ON
DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH DESIGN:
SURVEY & OBSERVATION
Submitted By- Under Guidance Of-
Roll No- 31 to 40 (SD-1) Prof. Maninder Singh
Neha Mittal
Neha Vij
Pooja Rehani
Priyank Agrawal
Introduction To Research Design
Introduction To Descriptive Research Design
Descriptive Research Design
Advantages & Disadvantages Of Descriptive Research Design
Data Collection Methods: Survey & Observation
Classification & consideration Of Survey Method
Criteria for Evaluating Survey Methods
Observational Research Methods
Classification …show more content…
ON
DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH DESIGN:
SURVEY & OBSERVATION
Submitted By- Under Guidance Of-
Roll No- 31 to 40 (SD-1) Prof. Maninder Singh
Neha Mittal
Neha Vij
Pooja Rehani
Priyank Agrawal
Introduction To Research Design
Introduction To Descriptive Research Design
Descriptive Research Design
Advantages & Disadvantages Of Descriptive Research Design
Data Collection Methods: Survey & Observation
Classification & consideration Of Survey Method
Criteria for Evaluating Survey Methods
Observational Research Methods
Classification …show more content…
Naturally occurring behaviors observed in natural contexts that are contrived to be realistic. Require direct observation of behavior.Data gathered without intermediary instruments.Can yield a wealth of invaluable information.Can be a complicated process. Can be employed productively to support many purposes in educational technology.Can be used to determine how people interact with technology in various stages of design and implementation.
CLASSIFICATION
Telephone
• Traditional telephone
• Computer- Assisted telephone Interviewing
Personal
• In-home
• Mall intercept
• Computer- Assisted telephone Interviewing
Mail
• Mail interview
• Mail panel
Electronic
• E-mail
• Internet
FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED
Sampling
Type of population
Question Form
Question Content
Response rates
Costs
Available facilities
Length of data collection
Computer assisted techniques for data collection
Flexibility of Data Collection
The flexibility of data collection is determined primarily by the extent to which the respondent can interact with the interviewer and the survey questionnaire.
Diversity of Questions
The diversity of questions that can be asked in a survey depends upon the degree of interaction the respondent has with the interviewer and the questionnaire, as well as the
CLASSIFICATION
Telephone
• Traditional telephone
• Computer- Assisted telephone Interviewing
Personal
• In-home
• Mall intercept
• Computer- Assisted telephone Interviewing
• Mail interview
• Mail panel
Electronic
• Internet
FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED
Sampling
Type of population
Question Form
Question Content
Response rates
Costs
Available facilities
Length of data collection
Computer assisted techniques for data collection
Flexibility of Data Collection
The flexibility of data collection is determined primarily by the extent to which the respondent can interact with the interviewer and the survey questionnaire.
Diversity of Questions
The diversity of questions that can be asked in a survey depends upon the degree of interaction the respondent has with the interviewer and the questionnaire, as well as the