Computer-Assisted Data Collection

Abstract Background Epidemiological data indicate that a large part of population needs to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity. Hence, it is of high importance for public health officials to know whether people are going to get vaccinated for COVID-19. The objective of the present study was to examine the willingness of adult residents in Greece to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Methods A cross-sectional was survey conducted among the adult general population of Greece between April 28, 2020 to May 03, 2020 (last week of lockdown), using a mixed methodology for data collection: Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) and Computer Assisted web Interviewing (CAWI). Using a sample size calculator, the target sample size was found to be around 1000 respondents. To ensure a nationally representative sample of the urban/rural population according to the Greek census 2011, a proportionate stratified by region systematic sampling procedure was used to recruit particpants. Data collection was guided through a structured questionnaire. Regarding willingness to COVID-19 vaccination, participants were asked to answer the following question: “If there was a vaccine available for the novel coronavirus, would you do it?” Results Of 1004 respondents only 57.7% stated that they are going to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Respondents aged > 65 years old, those who either themselves or a member of their household belonged to a vulnerable group, those believing that the COVID-19 virus was not developed in laboratories by humans, those believing that coronavirus is far more contagious and lethal compared to the H1N1 virus, and those believing that next waves are coming were statistically significantly more likely to be willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Higher knowledge score regarding symptoms, transmission routes and prevention and control measures against COVID-19 was significantly associated with higher willingness of respondents to get vaccinated. Conclusion A significant proportion of individuals in the general population are unwilling to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, stressing the need for public health officials to take immediate awareness-raising measures.

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Cégkultúra, vezetői személyiség, HR szervezet és a vállalati CSR tevékenység: II. Elemzések

Opus et Educatio ◽

10.3311/ope.486 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Szilvia Szalai Módosné ◽

Szonja Jenei

Keyword(s):

Corporate Social Responsibility ◽

Data Collection ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Quantitative Study ◽

Corporate Culture ◽

Small Sample ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Operational Characteristics ◽

Corporate Social

Kutatásunk célja a vállalati társadalmi felelősségvállalást befolyásoló tényezők hatásainak elemzése. Kvantitatív vizsgálatot folytattunk, melynek megalapozása során a vezetői személyiség, a vállalati kultúra és a humán menedzsment működési sajátosságait elemeztük. A kutatás 2020 őszén zajlott Magyarországon. Vállalati vezetők és HR szakemberek töltötték ki kérdőívünket, számítógéppel támogatott adatgyűjtést végeztünk. A kapott 37 választ a kismintára érvényes statisztikai szabályok szerint elemeztük. Eredményeinket a COVID-19 járvány hatásai befolyásolták, a vállalati CSR tevékenység a recesszió hatására háttérbe szorult, de a vezetők attitűdje nem változott, csak a lehetőségek szűkültek. Corporate Culture, Management Personality, HR Organization and Corporate CSR Activities I. Our research aims to analyze the effects of factors influencing corporate social responsibility. We conducted a quantitative study, in the course of which we explored the operational characteristics of the managerial personality, the corporate culture and human resource management. The research took place in the autumn of 2020 in Hungary. Company executives and HR professionals completed our questionnaires, and we conducted computer-assisted data collection. The 37 responses received were analyzed according to the statistical rules applicable to the small sample. Our results were affected by the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic. Corporate CSR activity was pushed into the background due to the recession, but the attitude of managers did not change, only the opportunities narrowed. Keywords: social responsibility, managerial personality, HR activity, corporate culture

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Students’ Influences of CAA: A Case Study of Senior High School in Badung Bali

International Journal for Educational and Vocational Studies ◽

10.29103/ijevs.v1i1.1392 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

I Gusti Ayu Vina Widiadnya Putri

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Data Collection ◽

Field Research ◽

Analysis Data ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Qualitative Description ◽

Data Sources ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Vocational High School

The aims of this study is to find out and analyzed about students’ influences of Computer-assisted assessment (CAA) It is the case study and field research of one school in Nusa Dua Badung-Bali. The data sources chosen in this study were several high schools that carried out online examinations at Nusa Dua Vocational high school Bali-Indonesia. Data collection is done by random sampling from data sources, observation, interviews, recording, and note taking. Distribution of questionnaires was also carried out to strengthen data analysis. Data is analyzed based on the formulation of the problem and the study of theory that has been, then analyzed in qualitative description. The descriptive study used paper-based surveys and interviews for data collection. To obtain information about the students’ influences of Computer-assisted assessment (CAA). Based on our review and study result, there are some influences that found. The Computer-assisted assessment (CAA) systematics is held with the aim that students become more critical and independent in solving the questions given.

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Screen recordings as a tool to document computer assisted datacollection procedures

10.31234/osf.io/rbn8c ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tobias Heycke ◽

Lisa Spitzer

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

False Positive ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Public Repository ◽

Specific Detail ◽

Experimental Procedure ◽

Psychological Science ◽

Screen Capture ◽

Original Procedure ◽

Set Up

Recently in psychological science and many related fields, a surprisingly large amount of experiments could not be replicated by independent researchers. A non-replication could indicate that a previous finding might have been a false positive statistical result and the effect does not exist. However, it could also mean that a specific detail of the experimental procedure is essential for the effect to emerge, which might not have been included in the replication attempt. Therefore any replication attempt that does not replicate the original effect is most informative when the original procedure is closely adhered to. One proposed solution to facilitate the empirical reproducibility of the experimental procedures in psychology is to upload the experimental script and materials to a public repository. However, we believe that merely providing the materials of an experimental procedure is not sufficient, as many software solutions are not freely available, software solutions might change, and it is time consuming to set up the procedure. We argue that there is a simple solution to these problems when an experiment is conducted using computers: recording an example procedure with a screen capture software and providing the video in an online repository. We therefore provide a brief tutorial on screen recordings using an open source screen recording software. With this information, individual researchers should be able to record their experimental procedures and we hope to facilitate the use of screen recordings in computer assisted data collection procedures.

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Disrupting course design in online CALL teacher education: An experimentation

E-Learning and Digital Media ◽

10.1177/2042753018773765 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 146-163 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Francis Bangou ◽

Gene Vasilopoulos

Keyword(s):

Teacher Education ◽

Data Collection ◽

Language Learning ◽

Design Thinking ◽

Course Design ◽

Research Data ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Computer Assisted Language Learning ◽

Language Teacher Education ◽

Course Materials

This article experiments with creativity, ambiguity, design thinking, research, and teacher education in computer-assisted language learning within the development of a distance teacher education course on computer-assisted language learning. By deploying philosophy of immanence, the associated agencements of teacher becoming in computer-assisted language learning, and design thinking, this article generates new ways of thinking about creativity, ambiguity, design thinking, language-teacher education, and research. Data collection included course materials, student interviews, and assignments. The paper uses rhizoanalysis to map affective connections within the research agencement, highlighting potential for transformation. It presents vignettes to palpate, disrupt, and encourage further concept creation.

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Information Technology in Survey Research

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-026-4.ch318 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 2024-2029

Author(s):

Jernej Berzelak ◽

Vasja Vehovar

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Survey Research ◽

18Th Century ◽

Primary Data ◽

The Internet ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Social Phenomena ◽

Research Areas ◽

Technological Advances ◽

The Usa

Data collection based on standardized questionnaires represents one of the central tools in many research areas. Early surveys date back to the 18th century (de Leeuw, 2005), while a major breakthrough came in the 1930s with the application of probability samples. By using surveys, today governments monitor conditions in the country, social scientists obtain data on social phenomena and managers direct their business by studying the characteristics of their target customers. The importance of survey research stimulates ongoing efforts to achieve higher data quality and optimized costs. Early on researchers recognized the potential of technological advances for the achievement of these goals. In the early 1970s telephone surveys started replacing expensive face-to-face interviews. Computer technology developments soon enabled computer-assisted telephone interviewing (“CATI”). The 1980s brought new approaches based on personal computers. Interviewers started to use laptops and respondents sometimes completed questionnaires on their own computers. Another revolution occurred with the Internet in the subsequent decade. The pervasive availability of Internet access, and the growing number of Internetsupported devices, coupled with the advance of interactive Web technologies (like Ajax) are facilitating developments in contemporary survey research. Internet surveys show the potential to become the leading survey approach in the future. According to the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (“CASRO”), the Internet already represents the primary data collection mode for 39% of research companies in the USA (DeAngelis, 2006). The rate of adoption is slower in academic and official research but it is far from negligible. These technological innovations have, however, created several new methodological challenges.

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Leveraging Technology for Optimization of Health Survey Research

Journal of Health Management ◽

10.1177/0972063419884444 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 571-581

Author(s):

Shobana Sivaraman ◽

Punit Soni

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Information Management ◽

Survey Research ◽

Health Survey ◽

Operations Management ◽

Large Scale ◽

Open Data ◽

Information Management System ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Quality Of Data

Public health deals with promotion of health, prevention and treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases by designing appropriate health interventions and services to deliver through the health systems. There is a need for robust database on the magnitude of disease burden, socio-demographic characteristics and associated risk factors for evidence-based effective planning and developing appropriate strategies, their implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Although India has vast information available through various large-scale surveys and research studies, it still lacks a reliable health information management system. The available data are seldom analysed to draw meaningful conclusions, to develop evidence for policies and strategies and to measure effectiveness of health programmes. The challenges faced in the survey research are multifaceted, from data collection in the field to its rapid transmission of data to central data servers. There is an increasing trend in using technology, especially computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI) which is not only expensive but also requires extensive training and information management for transmission of data and its storage. This article examines the application of technology in survey research for efficient data management and to improve data quality. A software called Open Data Kit (ODK) was used for data collection and real-time monitoring of interviewers in field to improve the quality of data collection, achieve desired response rate (RR) and for better field operations’ management. The data collection and field reporting forms designed using ODK act as a significant tool to demonstrate how technology can be used to articulate research expectations at various levels with lower cost and higher efficiency. The research article examines all possible aspects of using technology in Health Survey Research. It aims to introduce further discussion of using technology for field data collection and monitoring.

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