Data collection methods

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This series of lessons from the International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET) aims to develop an understanding of various methods of collecting data for evaluations.

The module has five topics:

  • Data collection strategies
  • Data collection general rules
  • Key issues about measures
  • Quantitative and qualitative data
  • Common data collection approaches: The toolkit

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning objectives
  • Key words
  • Data collection strategies
  • Data collection general rules
  • Key issues about measures
  • Quantitative and qualitative data
  • Common data collection approaches: The toolkits
  • Toolkit 1: Participatory data collection
  • Toolkit 2: Available data
  • Toolkit 3: Observation
  • Toolkit 4: Surveys
  • Toolkit 5: Focus groups
  • Toolkit 6: Diaries, journals, and self-reported checklists
  • Toolkit 7: Expert judgment
  • Toolkit 8: Delphi technique
  • Toolkit 9: Citizen report cards
  • Summary
  • Hints
  • Quiz
  • Application exercises
  • Further reading and resources
  • Websites
  • Quiz answers

Sources

International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET), (2007) Module 8: Data Collection Options in the IPDET Handbook, World Bank,  retrieved from http://www.worldbank.org/oed/ipdet/modules/M_08-na.pdf