TESOL

WORKSHOP
III-2021
RESEARCH
TESOL WOR K S HOP
COLLEC T IN G DA T A
 WHAT IS DATA COLLECTION IN A RESEARCH?

DEFINITION:
•IT IS A WAY OF DIRECTLY MEASURING VARIABLES AND GATHERING
INFORMATION, ALLOW YOU TO GAIN FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE AND
ORIGINAL INSIGHTS INTO YOUR RESEARCH PROBLEM.
•IS THE SYSTEMATIC PROCESS BY WHICH OBSERVATIONS OR
MEASUREMENTES ARE GATHERED IN RESEARCH.
COLLECTING DATA – HOW?
• THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO COLLECT
DATA, FOR EXAMPLE: SURVEYS,
QUESTIONNAIRES, INTERVIEWS,
OBSERVATIONS (QUANTITATIVE OR
QUALITATIVE), MEDIA AND
COMMUNICATION, ETC.

• ORGANIZATIONS COLLECT DATA TO

MAKE BETTER DECISIONS.
COLLECTING DATA – HOW?
•ALSO YOU MAY USE
ORGANIZATIONS
COLLECT DATA TO
MAKE BETTER
DECISIONS.
 COLLECTING DATA - QUANTITATIVE
•QUANTITATIVE DATA IS
EXPRESSED IN NUMBERS
AND GRAPHS AND IS
ANALYZED THROUGH
STATISTICAL METHODS.
 COLLECTING DATA - QUANTITATIVE
•DATA IS A COLLECTION OF
FACTS, FIGURES, OBJECTS,
SYMBOLS, AND EVENTS
GATHERED FROM
DIFFERENT SOURCES.
 COLLECTING DATA - QUALITATIVE
•QUALITATIVE DATA IS
EXPRESSED IN WORDS
AND ANALYZED THROUGH
INTERPRETATIONS AND
CATEGORIZATIONS.
TYPES OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
 Data Collection Methods

Qualitative Quantitative 
This method aims to Questionnaires,
Interviews, focus Methods covered here are
assess factors like the surveys, and
groups, observations, quantitative, dealing with
thoughts and feelings documents and records
and oral histories are something that can be
of research counted. are quantitative
qualitative instruments
participants. instruments.
 COLLECTING DATA
EXAMPLES
TESOL WOR K S HOP
COLLEC T IN G DA T A

DESIGNING INS T R UM E NT S
 DESIGNING INSTRUMENTS
EXAMPLES OF INSTRUMENTS
•QUESTIONNAIRES
•INTERVIEWS
•OBSERVATION
•SURVEYS
•FOCUS GROUP
 DESIGNING INSTRUMENTS
CONSIDERATIONS
• FORMAT (ATTRACTIVE, NICE PRESENTATION)
• ORDER OF QUESTIONS (LOGICAL ORDER,
ORGANIZED BY CATEGORY)

• SPACE BETWEEN THE QUESTIONS (LINES,)

• PRE-CODED QUESTION (RECORDS OF CODES
ON QUESTIONS) OPEN /ENDED MIXED
QUESTIONS
 DESIGNING INSTRUMENTS
CONSIDERATIONS
•INSTRUMENT STRUCTURE (NAME OF
INSTITUTION, NAME OF THE CLASS, NAME
OF THE INSTRUMENT, TO WHOM?
•GENERAL OBJECTIVE, INSTRUCTIONS.
•GENERAL INFORMATION ( CARRIER, YEAR
OF DESERTION ON CARRIER, SEX, AGE,
EXPERIENCE, CLASSES IMPARTED)
 DESIGNING INSTRUMENTS
CONSIDERATIONS
• INCLUDE QUESTIONS STRICTLY NECESSARY
• QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BASED ON
EDUCATION LEVEL (JARGON, CLEAR AND
UNDERSTANDABLE WORDS)
• QUESTIONS CLEAR AND STRAIGHT TO THE
POINT.
• QUESTIONS SHOULD NOT SUGGEST AN ANSWER
 DESIGNING INSTRUMENTS
GENERAL STRUCTURE:

•GENERAL INFORMATION (INSTITUTION NAME, UNIT, CLASS, DATE, )

•NAME OF THE INSTRUMENT
•OBJECTIVE OF THE INSTRUMENT
•DIRECTIONS OR INSTRUCTIONS
•QUESTIONS
•THANKS
 COLLECTING DATA – ACTIVITY # 7 – OCT. 26

•DECIDE ON WHETHER YOU WILL USE A QUANTITATIVE

OR A QUALITATIVE METHOD FOR COLLECTING DATA
FOR YOUR RESEARCH.
•DECIDE ON A TYPE OF INSTRUMENT TO COLLECT DATA.
•DESIGN YOUR INSTRUMENT.