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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.

 

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