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Defining Data Collection Methods
Existing documentation
Most educators carry out basic evaluations of their educational
programs using existing documentation. It usually takes the form of
checking out the distribution of the results from assessment procedures.
The general form of this method is to look at what type of data is
available that might reflect upon the objectives of your evaluation
process.
This type of data will then be utilised in a qualitative context within
the evaluation process.
On some occasions the data will be of the form where it can be related
to other data and can be subjected to quantitative analysis.