DATA COLLECTION

Sources of Data Collection

• Interview and observation
• Questionnaires and survey
• Primary sources and secondary sources
• Books and journal

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.SL.11-12.2

CCSS.W.11-12.8

What is primary sources?

• Data gather from previous research
• Your own data collection from own investigation
• The first data acquired 
• Your own created data

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CCSS.W.11-12.2

CCSS.W.11-12.7

Look for recent reports, check on the author’s qualification and the reputation of the publisher - characteristic of?

• Secondary sources
• Primary sources

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.SL.11-12.2

CCSS.W.11-12.8

What is secondary sources?

• Interview session with the sample
• Data collect from an experiment
• Any data gained from a survey or questionnaires
• Publications, government documents, brochures, newsletters, annual reports

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.W.11-12.8

When creating questions you want to avoid:

• Biased questions
• Questions that assume what they ask 
• Double-barreled questions
• All of the above

Which one is a good question?

• What do you think about parking? 
• Do you believe that the parking   situation on campus is okay? 
• What is your opinion of the parking situation on campus?
• Do you believe that the parking situation on campus is   problematic? 

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CCSS.SL.11-12.1

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Questions that do not relate to what you want to learn is acceptable.

• True
• False

How would you describe the condition of the vans provided by UTHM?

• Open-ended question
• Either-or
• Multiple choice
• Scale

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CCSS.W.11-12.2B

Rank these movies according to your preferences; from  
1 (most preferred) to 5 (least preferred)

• Multiple choice
• Checklist
• Ranking 
• Scale

One of the guidelines when making survey questions is to create questions that are easy to tabulate or analyse.

• True
• False

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CCSS.W.11-12.2B

CCSS.W.11-12.4